Use the information and table to answer the following question.
A group of students collects data to determine whether compounds were ionic or covalent. They placed each
compound in a small bowl and stuck two open ends of a battery-powered circuit in the compound.
Compound
CO2 (s)
KCI (s)
CaO (s)
SIO2 (s)
Conductive
No
No
No
No
Based on the student's data, can they determine which substances are ionic, and which are
covalent?
A. No, as lonic compounds are only conductive in an aqueous (water) solution.
B. Yes, as all of these compounds are lonic since they are not conductive.
C. No, as covalent compounds are only conductive in an aqueous (water) solution.
C
D. Yes, as all of these compounds are covalent since they are not conductive.