Chemistry A-Level
Forces broken on melting
What Forces broken on melting means in Chemistry A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Forces broken on melting
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Melting point reflects the forces broken on melting: strong metallic bonds in the metals, many strong covalent bonds in silicon, and only weak intermolecular forces between simple molecules.
Topics that use Forces broken on melting
- Periodicity (OCR A-Level)
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