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. 

Answer 1

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