The melting point of chlorine and sodium chloride is 54°C and 567° C Explain why sodium chloride has a higher melting point than Chlorine.
Chemistry · High School · Tue Nov 03 2020
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The melting point of chlorine and sodium chloride is 54°C and 567° C.Sodium chloride has a high melting point and boiling point because of it's strong electrostatic force kf attraction between its positive and negative ions. Due to which more energy is required to break the bond.