When a compound melts, are covalent bonds broken? What bonds are broken when a compound melts?
Covalent Bonds in Melting
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Never.
Covalent bonds are broken by chemical, not physical processes.
The intermolecular bonds are non-covalent and depend on the solid structure.
They could be ionic, van der Waals, or hydrogen bonds depending on the solid.
Covalent bonds are broken by chemical, not physical processes.
The intermolecular bonds are non-covalent and depend on the solid structure.
They could be ionic, van der Waals, or hydrogen bonds depending on the solid.
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