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Explain why the boiling point of aluminum is higher than sodium​

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this is the reason why aluminium's boiling point is higher than that of sodium. sodium forms Na+ ions, therefore 1 electron is lost from each sodium atom, whereas aluminium forms Al3+ ions, so 3 electrons are lost for each Aluminum atom. The number of delocalised electrons therefore increases from sodium to aluminium, and charge density of the ions increases as the ionic charge increases and size decreases.

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