The characteristic property of ionic compounds among the options you provided is that they form hard, brittle crystals. Ionic compounds typically have high melting points due to the strong electrostatic forces of attraction between the positively and negatively charged ions. Therefore, they do not have low melting points. Instead, their crystalline structure contributes to their hardness and brittleness.
Which of the following is a characteristic property of ionic compounds?
They have low melting points
They form hard,brittle crystals
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