Why do ionic compounds have high melting and boiling points

QAmmunity.org

My account
Edit my Profile
Private messages
My favorites

Ask a Question
Questions
Unanswered
Tags
Categories
Ask a Question

asked Nov 9, 2020 30.3k views

4 votes

Why do ionic compounds have high melting and boiling points

Chemistry
high-school

AtomHeartFather asked

by AtomHeartFather

8.7k points

0 Comments

Please log in or register to add a comment.

Please log in or register to answer this question.

1 Answer

4 votes

Ionic compounds have a strong force of attraction between the oppositely charged ions, so a lot of energy is needed in order to break the strong bonding force between those ions.

Reefine answered Nov 13, 2020

by Reefine

7.7k points

0 Comments

Please log in or register to add a comment.

Ask a Question

Welcome to QAmmunity.org, where you can ask questions and receive answers from other members of our community.

9.5m questions

12.2m answers

0 Comments

Please log in or register to add a comment.

Please log in or register to answer this question.

1 Answer

0 Comments

Please log in or register to add a comment.

Other Questions