Which bonds are truly stronger, ionic or covalent?

Subject: Which bonds are truly stronger, ionic or covalent?

Date: Sun Nov 4 14:03:11 2001
Posted by Stephanie
Grade level: teacher/prof School: Folsom High School
City: Folsom State/Province: California Country: USA
Area of science: Chemistry
ID: 1004900591.Ch

Message:


Some of my colleagues wish to do a lab in which we heat sugar vs. salt. Of 
course, the sugar combusts, and the salt doesn't. The explanation we will give 
is that the ionic bonds of salt are stronger than the covalent sugar-but this 
confilicts with the fact that salt dissociates in water and sugar doesn't. 
Please help!!

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