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Intermolecular attraction describes how the particles that make up matter are attracted to each other. The graph below compares the intermolecular attractions in two substances. One substance is a solid and the other is a liquid.

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Which statement best describes the two substances?

A) Particles are closer together in solids, therefore Substance B is a solid.
B) Particles are farther apart in solids, therefore Substance A is a solid.
C) Particles are closer together in liquids, therefore Substance A is a liquid.
D) Particles are farther apart in liquids, therefore Substance B is a liquid.

Ps. I think It's A or D

Intermolecular attraction describes how the particles that make up matter are attracted-example-1

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Answer:

Particles are closer together in solids, therefore Substance B is a solid.

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I'm almost 100% this is the right answer.

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User MrNew
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Anything that says further apart is incorrect. So B is incorrect.

A is correct as near as I can tell.

C is not correct. The particles. I think C is the right answer supplied with the wrong reason. Regretfully, you can't choose it.

Same answer as C for D. Right answer wrong reason.

Answer A.

User AlvaroCachoperro
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