Classify the following solids in different categories based on the nature of intermolecular forces operating in them:

Question:

Classify the following solids in different categories based on the nature of intermolecular forces operating in them:

Potassium sulphate, tin, benzene, urea, ammonia, water, zinc sulphide, graphite, rubidium, argon, silicon carbide.

Solution:

Potassium sulphate  Ionic solid

Tin  Metallic solid

Benzene  Molecular (non-polar) solid

Urea  Polar molecular solid

Ammonia  Polar molecular solid

Water  Hydrogen bonded molecular solid

Zinc sulphide  Ionic solid

Graphite  Covalent or network solid

Rubidium  Metallic solid

Argon  Non-polar molecular solid

Silicon carbide  Covalent or network solid

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