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The changes of the ions in an ionic compound affect the strength of the electrostatic attraction holding that compound together.

Based on ion charges, rank these ionic compounds by their expected melting points.

Highest melting point

Lowest melting point

SrS, RbCI, SrCI_2

Hint: The compound with the greatest attraction between ions will have the highest melting point.

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This solution ranks the given compounds by expected melting points.

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