Between solid sodium chloride (NaCl) and solid octasulfur (S8)

CHEMISTRY · Subjective · AP · Chemistry · Compound Structure and Properties · Compound Structure and Properties

Problem

Between solid sodium chloride (NaCl) and solid octasulfur (S8), which substance would you predict to have the higher melting point, and why? Provide two distinct structural or bonding reasons in your explanation.

Related theory

Van der Waals Forces
Intermolecular Forces
Ionic Bonding
Comparing ionic and covalent bonds
Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure
The ionic model

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