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Which has more boiling points between macromolecule and ionic bonding

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Ionic bonding has more boiling point

Step-by-step explanation:

The melting and boiling points of molecular compounds are generally quite low compared to those of ionic compounds. This is because the energy required to disrupt the intermolecular forces between molecules is far less than the energy required to break the ionic bonds in a crystalline ionic compound. Ionic solids typically melt at high temperatures and boil at even higher temperatures. For example, sodium chloride melts at 801 °C and boils at 1413 °C. (As a comparison, the molecular compound water melts at 0 °C and boils at 100 °C.). The water solubility of molecular compounds is variable and depends primarily on the type of intermolecular forces involved.

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