Question & Answer » Chemistry Questions » Which of the Following are not Ionic Compounds (i) KCl (ii) HCl (iii) CCl4 (iv) NaCl (A) (i) and (ii) (B) (ii) and (iii) (C) (iii) and (iv) (D) (i) and (iii)

Which of the Following are not Ionic Compounds (i) KCl (ii) HCl (iii) CCl4 (iv) NaCl (A) (i) and (ii) (B) (ii) and (iii) (C) (iii) and (iv) (D) (i) and (iii)

Answer: B) (ii) and (iii)

Ionic compounds are chemical compounds made up of oppositely charged ions that are kept together by ionic bonds or electrostatic forces and non-ionic compounds are formed with covalent bonds.

HCl and CCl4

  • They can’t be ionic compounds because they’re covalent compounds.
  • Hydrochloric acid (HCl) and carbon tetrachloride (CCl4) form covalent bonds because two atoms share a pair of electrons.