why is copper(i) chloride a solid in terms of intramolecular and intermolecular forces
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Please do not copy-paste my response. Put simply, atoms tend to arrange themselves to minimize repulsive interactions and lower overall energy. For copper and chloride ions, the configuration that maximizes stability is an ionic solid in which copper and chloride ions attract each other, and are interspersed in a solid lattice. If you want a more detailed explanation: https://chem.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/General_Chemistry/Map%3A_Chemistry_-_The_Central_Science_(Brown_et_al.)/11%3A_Liquids_and_Intermolecular_Forces/11.8%3A_Bonding_in_Solids
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