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why do metals have high melting and boiling points but non-metals have lowmelting and boiling points?

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Yes, in metals the inter atomic forces are extremely strong due to delocalised electrons and stable positive ions, which is absent in non metals.
Due to which metal atoms need more energy to over come these forces and undergo a change of stae hence they posses high Melting and boiling temperatures.

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