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The melting point of phosphorous trichloride is -91°C while that of sodium chloride is 801°C. In terms of structure and bonding explain the difference in...

The melting point of phosphorous trichloride is -91°C while that of sodium chloride is 801°C. In terms of structure and bonding explain the difference in the melting point

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john
PCl3 – have simple molecular structure and weak van der waal forces. NaCl – has ionic bond and giant
ionic structure ionic bonds are stronger than van-der-waal bond hence high melting point.
john3 answered the question on November 5, 2017 at 06:19

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