Simple molecular substances
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Substances such as fullerenes, which have weak forces between separate molecules and so relatively low melting points compared with giant covalent carbon structures.
Consist of small groups of atoms joined by strong covalent bonds, but weak intermolecular forces give them low melting and boiling points.
Topics that use Simple molecular substances
- Graphene and fullerenes (AQA GCSE)
- Key ideas (AQA GCSE)
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