Question

The structure of a solid is due to its:

a)molecular bonds
b)intermolecular bonds
c)compactness
d)shape

Answer 1

What is the difference between molecular bonds and intermolecular bonds?

Answer 2

i dont know

Answer 3

What does the book say?

Answer 4

What does inter mean? Like interstate.

Answer 5

intermolecular bonds

Answer 6

intermolecular is a bond that form between more than two atoms

Answer 7

Molecular bonds are the bonds like covalent bonds that link the individual atoms together to form a single molecule and won't affect the shape. Intermolecular bonds like van der Waals forces bind the molecules together and do have an affect on the shape of a solid object. You should review your book to get a better idea of how it works.

Answer 8

my dog ate my book

Answer 9

She must be a smart dog now.

Answer 10

i was just kidding thanks for the help

Answer 11

well the closest answer is "compactness", you see solids (metals) are bond together by metallic bond in which the positive nucleus sits at specific locations submersed in a sea of electrons. note that this sea of electron is different from the core electrons of individual atoms. so these positive ion cores now arrange themselves in such a way so that their arrangement results in a stable configuration which takes into account facts like what is the ionic radii of these ions, the net positive charge ,etc. in case of ionic solids like salt the radii of anions also decides how these ions will be arranges in the three dimensional space. from all these things emerges the concept of lattice structure which decides the structure of any solid. however this applies only to crytalline solids where there is an order in the solid material unlike the amorphous ones where different arrangement is found in different directions

Answer 12

thank @rishavharsh