Explain why ionic compounds have relatively high melting temperatures.

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Dcl · Answer 1 · 2024-03-05T06:41:55+0000

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Ionic compounds have high melting and boiling point because of the strong electrostatic forces of attraction holding the lattice together. A huge amount of heat energy has to be supplied to break the strong electrostatic forces of attraction between the oppositely charged ions

Explain why ionic compounds have relatively high melting temperatures.

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