Why covalent compounds have low melting point?

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Covalent bonds are relatively weak bonds and they are weaker than ionic bond.
Covalent compounds have weak inter-molecular forces of attraction between the molecules.Thus less energy is required to break the force of bonding.
Therefore covalent compounds have low melting point.

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