Latitudes are defined as the lines that oriented in the east-west direction and they are parallel to the equator.
The 3 cities of the United States namely Massachusetts, New York, and Connecticut are on its eastern side The city of Connecticut, New York, and Massachusetts are situated at about (41.60° N and 73.09° W), (40.71° N and 74.01° W) and (42.41° N and 71.33° W) respectively.
These 3 cities are located adjacent to one another and they share a common point at a longitude of about 42° in the Northern hemisphere.
Thus, the above cities meet at about 42° N latitude.
Covalent compounds have weak forces of attraction between the binding molecules. Thus less energy is required to break the force of bonding. Therefore covalent compounds have low melting and boiling point.
