Water has a higher boiling point than would be expected for a covalent compound of that molecular weight, because the water molecule is highly polar, and forms what are known as coordinate covalent bonds between water molecules. The polarity of the water molecule is the result of its shape, not the result of the single covalent bond that exists between the oxygen atom and each of the two hydrogen atoms.
Compounds with fully ionic bonds have higher boiling points than compounds without this feature, except for a few unusual, extensively three-dimensionally-bonded covalent compounds such a diamond and silica.
It depends on the type of structure; simple covalent structures (like water) generally have low boiling points, while giant covalent structures (like diamond) have high boiling points.
d.polarWater molecules are polar covalent and therefore form attractions between the molecules called hydrogen bonds. Much of the heat that goes into raising the temperature of water to its boiling point goes to breaking the hydrogen bonds first.
The covalent melting and boiling points are generally lower than those of ionic compounds due to weaker intermolecular forces between covalent molecules. These forces include London dispersion forces, dipole-dipole interactions, and hydrogen bonding. The actual melting and boiling points vary depending on the specific molecules involved.
Boiling point of a molecular substance depends on the intermolecular forces - forces that attracts a molecule to its neighbours of the same kind.For a covalent molecule, the possible intermolecular forces aredispersion forcesdipole-dipole bonding andhydrogen bondingAs the strength and magnitude of the intermolecular forces increase, the boiling point increases because it becomes increasingly difficult to break the bonds and requires more energy for the same.Since different types of intermolecular bonding are present, the answer to the question cannot be given in a single sentence.Analyzing all types:If, for large covalent molecules, the intermolecular forces increase, then the boiling point will increase.If only dispersion forces are present, then as the number of electrons increases (and consequently the mass), so will the dispersion forces. Therefore, boiling points will be higher.If only dipole-dipole bonding is present, then, as the molecule increases in size, the charge is dispersed in the molecule, strength of the polarity decreases and thus the intermolecular forces decreases. Therefore, boiling point decreases.If only hydrogen bonding were present, the strength of the bond will depend on the halogen atom with which hydrogen forms a bond. It does not depend on the mass/size of the molecule.However, dipole-dipole and hydrogen bonding can never exist in a substance on their own but with dispersion forces.Therefore, as the mass/size of a covalent molecule increases, the dispersion forces increase and will lead to a higher boiling point independent of hydrogen bonding and the decrease in dipole-dipole bonding will be compensated by an equal or higher increase in dispersion forces.Large covalent molecules do not have low boiling points (in comparison with small covalent molecules). But boiling point of covalent molecules, in general, is less than that of ionic molecules.
Compounds with fully ionic bonds have higher boiling points than compounds without this feature, except for a few unusual, extensively three-dimensionally-bonded covalent compounds such a diamond and silica.
A covalent bond is an actual sharing of electrons, whereas a hydrogen bond is an attractive force due to electronegativities. A hydrogen bond also adjusts a molecule's boiling point upwards.
It depends on the type of structure; simple covalent structures (like water) generally have low boiling points, while giant covalent structures (like diamond) have high boiling points.
d.polarWater molecules are polar covalent and therefore form attractions between the molecules called hydrogen bonds. Much of the heat that goes into raising the temperature of water to its boiling point goes to breaking the hydrogen bonds first.
All different covalent compounds have different boiling points.
The covalent melting and boiling points are generally lower than those of ionic compounds due to weaker intermolecular forces between covalent molecules. These forces include London dispersion forces, dipole-dipole interactions, and hydrogen bonding. The actual melting and boiling points vary depending on the specific molecules involved.
The lowest boiling are small covalent molecular compounds which do not have any hydrogen bonding and because they are small have weaker dispersion forces holding them together in the liquid state. Re,memebr its intermolecular forces that keep molecules together in the solid and liquid. (Not giant molecules such as diamond they are held together in the solid by covalent bonds.)
The melting points and boiling points of molecular covalent compounds (ones with discrete molecules) are lower than ionic solids and giant molecule covalent compounds like (silica, SiO2) because the forces that attract them together in the solid and the liquid states (van der waals, hydrogen bonding and dispersion forces) are weaker than ionic or covalent bonds.
The hydrogen and oxygen in water mainly have covalent bonds. However there are some ionic bonds; otherwise, water would not have a pH. It also has some hydrogen bonding, which raises the temperature of its melting and boiling.
Boiling point of a molecular substance depends on the intermolecular forces - forces that attracts a molecule to its neighbours of the same kind.For a covalent molecule, the possible intermolecular forces aredispersion forcesdipole-dipole bonding andhydrogen bondingAs the strength and magnitude of the intermolecular forces increase, the boiling point increases because it becomes increasingly difficult to break the bonds and requires more energy for the same.Since different types of intermolecular bonding are present, the answer to the question cannot be given in a single sentence.Analyzing all types:If, for large covalent molecules, the intermolecular forces increase, then the boiling point will increase.If only dispersion forces are present, then as the number of electrons increases (and consequently the mass), so will the dispersion forces. Therefore, boiling points will be higher.If only dipole-dipole bonding is present, then, as the molecule increases in size, the charge is dispersed in the molecule, strength of the polarity decreases and thus the intermolecular forces decreases. Therefore, boiling point decreases.If only hydrogen bonding were present, the strength of the bond will depend on the halogen atom with which hydrogen forms a bond. It does not depend on the mass/size of the molecule.However, dipole-dipole and hydrogen bonding can never exist in a substance on their own but with dispersion forces.Therefore, as the mass/size of a covalent molecule increases, the dispersion forces increase and will lead to a higher boiling point independent of hydrogen bonding and the decrease in dipole-dipole bonding will be compensated by an equal or higher increase in dispersion forces.Large covalent molecules do not have low boiling points (in comparison with small covalent molecules). But boiling point of covalent molecules, in general, is less than that of ionic molecules.
Boiling water does not break the covalent bonds between the hydrogen and oxygen atoms in water molecules. Boiling water simply increases the kinetic energy of the water molecules, causing them to overcome the forces holding them together in the liquid phase and transition to the gas phase.
Giant covalent structures, such as diamond and graphite, do not have a specific boiling point because their atoms are held together by strong covalent bonds that require high temperatures to break. These structures do not boil in the traditional sense like molecular substances but rather decompose or undergo phase transitions at extremely high temperatures.