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Make a plot of bonding energy versus melting temperature for the metals listed in Table 2....

Make a plot of bonding energy versus melting temperature for the metals listed in Table 2.3. Using this plot, approximate the bonding energy for copper, which has a melting temperature of 1084°C.

Table 2.3 Bonding Energies and Melting Temperatures for Various Substances

 

 

Bonding Energy

 

Bonding Type

Substance

kJ/mol

eV/Atom, Ion, Molecule

Melting Temperature (°C)

Ionic

NaCl

640

3.3

801

 

MgO

1000

5.2

2800

Covalent

Si

450

4.7

1410

 

C (diamond)

713

7.4

3550

 

Hg

68

0.7

–39

 

Al

324

3.4

660

Metallic

Fe

406

4.2

1538

 

W

849

8.8

3410

van der Waals

Ar

7.7

0.08

–189

 

Cl2

31

0.32

–101

Hydrogen

NH3

35

0.36

–78

 

H2O

51

0.52

0

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