Dry ice (solid $C O_{2}$ ) is a/an:

ionic crystal

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covalent crystal

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molecular crystal

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metallic crystal

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Solution

The correct option is C molecular crystal
Dry ice is a molecular crystal .
The constituent particles are molecules. Intermolecular forces are weak van der waals forces.
Such solids have low melting points.

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