Why do ionic compounds have high melting and boiling points than covalent compounds?
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ionic compounds formed to become a lattice in structure because opposite charges attract means negative and positive charge attract to form a lattice structure.
covalent compound share electrons between them so they don't have charges like ionic compound and can not form lattice structure. so they have less boiling point than ionic compound
covalent compound share electrons between them so they don't have charges like ionic compound and can not form lattice structure. so they have less boiling point than ionic compound
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Ionic compounds have high melting point because in ionic compound cations and ions are held together by strong electrostatic forces of attraction.
Hence large amount of energy is required to overcome these forces.
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