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Which of the following are not ionic compounds?

(i) KCl


(ii) HCl


(iii) CCl4


(iv) NaCl

Non-ionic compounds are those that have covalent bonds. Hydrochloric acid (HCl) and carbon tetrachloride (CCl4) form covalent due to sharing of a pair of electrons between two atoms. Whereas sodium chloride (NaCl) and potassium chloride (KCl) form ionic compounds as they consist of positive and negative ions.

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