Ionic bonding, please help me i wasnt in the lesson.?

Question

The following should be true or false

Ionic bonds always produce giant ionic structures
ions in a giant ionic structure are loosely packed together
ionic compounds disolve to form solutions that conduct electricity

Answer 1

True. Na+ and Cl- ions produce an endless, three-dimensional matrix of salt.

False. The ions are always close packed. Sometimes there is something called "closest packing." These packings are called face-centered cubic, body-centered cubic.

True.