Question

Arrange the following substance in increasing order of forces of attraction between the particles water, sugar, oxygen

Answer 1

• Inter-molecular force — the force between two nearest particles is known as inter-molecular force
• It helps to predict whether a substance is solid, liquid, and gas
• If it is maximum then the substance is solid, if the minimum substance is liquid, too low then the substance is gas
• So, sugar is solid, water is liquid, oxygen is gas
• Thus, the increasing order of forces of attraction between the particles water, sugar, and oxygen are as follows
• Sugar < Water < Oxygen