Question

A boy compared the flow of honey with water and found that honey does not flow as easily as compared to water. Which of the following is/are correct for this observation?

• A. Particles of honey are rigid.
• B. Particles of honey have large intermolecular distance compared to gases.
• C. Particles of honey attract each other.
• D. Particles of honey repel each other.

Answer 1

Answer: (A), (C)

The correct options are
A

Particles of honey are rigid.

C

Particles of honey attract each other.

Interparticle distance (distance between the particles) is inversely proportional to the force of attraction between the particles.

Honey is made up of different types of sugars which have very short interparticle distance (distance between the particles) and hence larger force of attraction between them. Hence, honey does not flow easily as compared to water.