Which of the following statements regarding ionic compounds is incorrect?
A) In many ionic compounds, a metal accepts electron(s) from a nonmetal.
B) Ionic compounds tend to have high melting points.
C) Electrostatic attractions hold the ions together in an ionic lattice.
D) Ionic compounds must be electrically neutral.
E) The formula of an ionic compound will have the simplest possible whole-number ratio of the ions to each other.
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