The melting points of a series of compounds are reported. Which of the options likely represents a molecular species? A.A. 801801 ""^@C∘C; B.B. 16001600 ""^@C∘C; C.C. 15381538 ""^@C∘C; D.D. 00 ""^@C∘C;
1 Answer
Oct 10, 2016
My educated (?) guess would be
Explanation:
Ionic compounds are non-molecular and tend to possess high melting points, and very high boiling points. Refer to the melting point of say
On the other hand, molecular species are composed of discrete molecules, and the interparticle, i.e intermolecular, interactions tend to be much less in magnitude than those observed for non-molecular species.
