Question

What is the relationship between melting point and intermolecular forces?

Answer 1

Answer:

The heat of fusion (heat required to melt a solid) and heat of vaporization (heat required to vaporize a liquid) are determined by the strength of the Intermolecular Forces. Substances with high IMF will have higher melting and boiling points. It will require more energy to break the IMF.

Answer 2

Explanation:

So, the melting point depends on the energy it takes to overcome the forces between the molecules, or the intermolecular forces, holding them in the lattice. The stronger the intermolecular forces are, the more energy is required, so the higher the melting point is.