2007-03-08 11:54:42 · 3 answers · asked by brucelee135 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
ionic compounds (most of the time). It actually depends on the intermolecular bonds.
Ionic bonding and covalent bonding are about similar in strength. In fact, i think covalent bonding is stronger than ionic bonding. However most covalent compounds tend to have weak intermolecular forces like VdW, dipole-dipole or hydrogen bonds, giving them a lower bp and mp.
However covalent compounds, like diamond (made up of carbons covalent bonded to each other to form a marcomolecule), have a high mp and bp.
2007-03-08 12:11:06 · answer #1 · answered by LiNg 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ionic. The bond is stronger.
2007-03-08 11:57:25 · answer #2 · answered by peaco1000 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
IONIC BECAUSE THE ITS A TRONGER BOND. DUHHHHHHHHH
2007-03-08 11:59:02 · answer #3 · answered by tron22tron042 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋