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Explain the reason for low melting and boiling point of a covalent compound

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Maurinko [17]3 years ago

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Explanation:

The low boiling point and melting point of a covalent compound is due to their mutual sharing of electrons and their directional property on bonding compared to ionic as their tendency to gain and loose lather than sharing

mylen [45]3 years ago

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Answer:

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.

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