JEE Main Chemistry question

Which property is commonly exhibited by a covalent compound?

(A)High solubility in water
(B)Low melting pointCorrect
(C)High electrical conductivity
(D)High boiling point

Answer: (B)

Solution

Covalent (molecular) compounds are typically held together only by weak intermolecular forces between discrete molecules, so comparatively little energy is needed to separate them, giving covalent compounds generally lower melting and boiling points than ionic

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