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Ionic compounds have high melting and boiling points while covalent compounds have low melting and boiling points. Explain

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Ionic compounds have high melting and boiling points while covalent compounds have low melting and boiling points. Explain

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The forces existing between ionic compounds are electrostatic in nature. They are strong forces. So in order to break these forces lot of energy is required. Therefore ionic compounds have higher boiling and melting points.

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