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title: "A student analyzes a pure solid substance composed of two elements with an electronegativity difference of \\(2.1\\). Which of the following correctly identifies the predominant type of bonding in the substance and its electrical conductivity?"
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# A student analyzes a pure solid substance composed of two elements with an electronegativity difference of \(2.1\). Which of the following correctly identifies the predominant type of bonding in the substance and its electrical conductivity?

A student analyzes a pure solid substance composed of two elements with an electronegativity difference of \(2.1\). Which of the following correctly identifies the predominant type of bonding in the substance and its electrical conductivity?

- **A.** Covalent | Conducts in the solid state
- **B.** Covalent | Conducts when molten
- **C.** Ionic | Conducts when molten
- **D.** Ionic | Conducts in the solid state

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