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Metals have metallic bonds, water has a covalent bond.

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Q: Why does iron have a higher boiling point than water?
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Can water be used to melt iron?

No. The boiling point of water is well below the melting point of iron.


Does ethanol has the lower boiling point?

It depends what chemical or compound you are comparing the boiling point to. Ethanol has an atmospheric pressure boiling point of 78.1 °C (172.6 °F). This is slightly lower than the boiling point of water at the same pressure, much lower than the boiling point of iron, much higher than the boiling point of bromine.


What is the difference in boiling points for iron and water?

Water boils at 212°F. Iron's boiling point is 5,182°F. Quite a difference.


What is the boiling point of iron metal?

The boiling point of iron is 2 862 0C.


Boiling point of iron filings?

The boiling point of iron is 2 862 0C.


Does iron have a high boiling point?

Iron is an element that is used to build many things because of its sturdiness. Iron's boiling point is 2,862 degrees C.


What is the boiling point for iron?

The boiling point of Iron is 3134 K (2862 °C or 5182 °F)


What type of substance is a boiling point?

A boiling point isn't a substance at all. The boiling point of a substance is the temperature at which it changes from liquid to gas. For example, the boiling point of water at standard pressure is 100°C or 212°F. The boiling point of helium is -269°C or -452°F or 4.2K. The boiling point of iron is 2,862°C or 5,182°F.


What is the melting and boiling point of iron?

Melting point -38.83 °C Boiling Point -182.95 °C


What is the boiling point for iron sulfide?

none


What is the boiling and metling point of iron?

Pure iron: boiling point: 3134 K (2862 °C or 5182 °F) melting point: 1811 K (1538 °C or 2800 °F)


What is temperature of boiling point?

That will depend on the temperature scale (eg Kelvin, Fahrenheit, Celsius etc.) you are wishing to use to measure it and the substance who's boiling point you are trying to ascertain (eg boiling point of Oxygen or the boiling point of Iron or the boiling point of Water etc.). Water's boiling point is at 100° C, 373.15° K, and 212° F.