Why do ionic compounds have higher melting points?

Ionic compounds are held together by strong electrostatic forces between the oppositely charged ions. As the ionic lattice contains a large number of ions, a lot of energy is needed to break them,  therefore ionic compounds have high melting and boiling points.
 

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Updated on: 10-Oct-2022

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