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Common salt has a high melting point and boiling point.
Sodium Chloride has high melting point and boiling point.
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Solution
Sodium chloride is an ionic compound with strong electrostatic attractions between the positive and negative ions. It takes a lot of energy to overcome these attractions and hence pull the ions apart. Therefore sodium chloride has a very high melting and boiling point.
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