State which of the following is a common characteristic of a covalent compound.
(a) High melting point
(b) Consists of molecules
(c) Always soluble in water
(d) Conducts electricity when it is in the molten state.

(b) Consists of molecules

Reason

In covalent compound, valence shell electrons are mutually shared by atom of each element to achieve a stable electronic configuration. As there is no transfer of electrons between the atoms so the atoms remain electrically neutral. Hence they don’t form ions and covalent compounds consists of molecules.

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