Do solid ionic compounds contain intermolecular forces?
Ionic compounds have ion-ion forces. These forces are the strongest of the 6 basic intermolecular forces. Technically, with ionic compounds, however, there are no molecules, only repeating units. The ion-ion forces are very strong, which explains the extremely high melting points of solid ionic compounds, such as table salt (NaCl).
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