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Melting and Boiling Points of Ionic Compound

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Ionic compounds have high melting and boiling points. This is because of:

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Electrostatic force

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Van-der-Waal force

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Electro-negativity

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All of the above

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Solution

The correct option is A
Electrostatic force

In ionic compounds, the electrostatic force of attraction between the molecules of solids is very high due to the involvement of cations and anions. Therefore the boiling and melting point of these compounds are very high.

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