Question

anna stated that ionic compounds have high melting points and low boiling ionic compounds have strong bonds because a lot of energy is needed to b bonds together. which statement best describes annas error? ○ strong electrical forces will make ionic compounds have high boiling po ○ strong electrical forces will make ionic compounds have weak bonds. ○ a low amount of energy is needed to break the bonds in ionic compoun ○ gravitational forces hold the bonds together in ionic compounds.

Explanation:

Ionic compounds have strong ionic bonds (due to electrostatic attraction between ions). Both melting and boiling require breaking these bonds. So strong bonds mean high energy is needed for both, so high melting AND high boiling points. Anna said low boiling points, which is wrong. The first option points out that strong electrical forces (ionic bonds are electrostatic) lead to high boiling points, correcting her error. The other options are incorrect: strong forces don't make weak bonds, ionic bonds need high energy to break, and ionic bonds are electrostatic, not gravitational.

Answer:

A. Strong electrical forces will make ionic compounds have high boiling points