are covalent bonds broken when....
melt benzene
melt quartz
boiling C2H5OH
evaporating water
disolving bromine in water?
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You really need to define what you mean by covalent bond in order for us to answer this question. For example, hydrogen bonds are broken when C2H5OH is boiled but H bonds are only about 1/20 as strong as a regular covalent bond. Same thing for crystal structure. Are the bonds in the crystal structure of solid benzene covalent bonds by your definition.
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