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Why do ionic compounds have high melting point ?

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Ionic compounds are made up of ions and these ions in close proximity attract other oppositely charged ions and this leads to the formation of a compact lattice structure with strong attractive forces between the ions. When the compound is heated, lot of energy is needed to break the attractive forces, thus they have a high melting point
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