Question

Write a note on the molecular structure of solids.

Answer 1

(i) The intermolecular spaces are very small and intermolecular forces are very large.

(ii) The molecules in a solid can vibrate about their mean positions, but cannot change their positions.

(iii) It is on account of this molecular arrangement, that solids have definite shape and definite volume.

(iv) They are incompressible.