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Why do ionic compounds have high melting points ? (iii) What are ions present in these compounds?

Why do ionic compounds have high melting points ?
(iii) What are ions present in these compounds?

Grade:12th pass

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Pawan Prajapati
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3 years ago
The ionic compounds are made up of positive and negative ions. There is a strong force of attraction between the oppositely charged ions, so a lot of heat energy is required to break this force of attraction and melt the ionic compound. Due to this, ionic compounds have high melting points.

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