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Q: Diamond is covalent molecule yet it has high melting point?
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What compounds will have the highest melting point CO2 CaCl2 N2H4 or SCl6?

CaCl2 is ionic, is solid and will have the highest melting point. The rest are covalent compounds.


Why melting point of diamond is higher than that of silicon carbide?

Diamond is a covalent network solid, and those types of compounds have higher melting points than other types of compound.


What is a substance with a high melting point in which all the atoms are covalently bonded?

there are number of compounds having covalent bond and high melting point. Most common example is-diamond (Made of C)


Why does Iodine have a low boiling point but diamond has a high boiling point?

Diamond is an allotrope of carbon where all the carbon atoms are tetrahedrally bonded with each other forming a three dimensional covalent network. Since the bonds are strong (covalent, network), diamond has a very high melting point and boiling point. Iodine does not have three dimensional network and hence has very low melting/ boiling point. It fact, it will sublime at room temperature.


Are Diamonds good electrical conductors?

No. "A lot of energy is needed to separate the atoms in diamond. This is because covalent bonds are strong, and diamond contains very many covalent bonds. This makes diamond's melting point and boiling point very high. There are no free electrons or ions in diamond, so it does not conduct electricity"(BBC).


What has a lower melting point than ionic solids?

Covalent compounds have a lower melting point.


What is the melting point for covalent?

Covalent bonds do not melt. Compounds with covalent bonds melt and the melting point depends primarily on whether there are discrete molecules held together by intermolecular forces (which have lower melting points) or giant covalent networks such as in silica or diamond (which tend to have higher melting points).


Which solid is more likely to have the lowest melting point an ionic solid or molecular solid?

Molecular Solids have a lower melting point


What usually has a lower melting point than ionic solids?

Covalent compounds have a lower melting point.


Which substance ionic or covalent has a higher melting point?

Generally the ionic molecules has a higher melting point.


What bond has a low melting point?

This is the covalent bond.


Why is the melting point of diamond higher than that of oxygen?

It is because of the fact that diamond has stronger covalent bond between C-C atoms and it requires large amount of energy to break the bonds.