Why does silver iodide have a higher melting point than vanillin

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Phoexo · Answer 1 · 2019-02-16T14:59:17+0000

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Silver iodide is an ionic compound and vanillin is a covalent compound. The bonds between atoms are way stronger in ionic compounds, so the melting point is higher in silver.

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Thanos Tintinidis · Answer 2 · 2019-02-20T06:19:12+0000

AgI has a higher melting point than vanillin because it is an ionic compound. The bonds are held more tightly together than in vanillin because it is a covalent compound. Ionic bonds have a higher melting point because the electrons are being transferred from one atom to the other.

Why does silver iodide have a higher melting point than vanillin

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