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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 molybdenum, which has a melting temperature of 2617°C.

Table 2.3 Bonding Energies and Melting Temperatures for Various Substances

Substance

Bonding Energy (kJ/mol)

Melting Temperature (°C)

 

Ionic

 

NaCl

640

801

LiF

850

848

MgO

1000

2800

CaF2

1548

1418

 

Covalent

 

Cl2

121

-102

Si

450

1410

InSb

523

942

C (diamond)

713

>3550

SiC

1230

2830

 

Metallic

 

Hg

62

-39

Al

330

660

Ag

285

962

W

850

3414

 

van der Waalsa

 

Ar

7.7

-189(@ 69 kPa)

Kr 11.7

-158 (@ 73.2 kPa)

 

CH4

18

-182

Cl2

31

-101

 

Hydrogena

 

HF

29

-83

NH3

35

-78

H2O

51

0

aValues for van der Waals and hydrogen bonds are energies between molecules or atoms (intermolecular), not between atoms within a molecule (intramolecular).

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