Qualitatively estimate the relative melting points for each of the solids, and rank them in decreasing order. Rank from highest to lowest melting point. To rank items as equivalent, overlap them.
sodium chloride
graphite
solid ammonia

Graphite> sodium chloride> solid ammonia

Explanation:

Melting points of solids has a lot to do with the nature of intermolecular forces in the solid. A substance melts when the intermolecular forces holding the crystal lattice has been overcome such that that the crystal structure of the solid just collapses.

Graphite consists of covalently bonded layers of carbon atom which form a giant lattice. The melting point of graphite is very high because of the fact that the strong covalent bonds that hold the carbon atoms together in the layers require a lot of heat energy to break. Grapoghite melts at about 3600°C

Sodium chloride is an ionic compound that melts at about 801°C. The lattice is composed of alternate sodium and chloride ions.

Solid ammonia is held together by much weaker intermolecular interaction hence it has a melting point of about −77.73 °C.

radioactive decay occurs in unstable atomic nuclei – that is, ones that don't have enough binding energy to hold

the nucleus together due to an excess of either protons or neutrons.

since the atomic number is the number of protons in the nucleus, as we move to the left on the periodic table, the electrostatic pull between the nucleus and the valence electron shell decreases. as we move down a group (vertical column), the valence shell energy level gets further and further from the nucleus.