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Which ranks these materials by the attraction between their atoms from the weakest to the strongest?
oxygen gas, liquid water, liquid honey, solid iron ore
liquid water, liquid honey, oxygen gas, solid iron ore
solid iron ore, liquid honey, liquid water, oxygen gas
oxygen gas, liquid honey, liquid water, solid iron ore
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Answer: oxygen gas, liquid water, liquid honey, solid iron ore.
Reason: O2 molecules are held together only by weak London dispersion forces (gas). Water has strong hydrogen bonding between molecules. Honey (concentrated sugars + water) involves larger molecules with many OH groups and stronger, more extensive hydrogen‑bonding and intermolecular attraction than pure water. Iron ore (iron oxides/metallic lattice) is a solid with ionic/metallic/covalent bonds — the strongest of the four.
Reason: O2 molecules are held together only by weak London dispersion forces (gas). Water has strong hydrogen bonding between molecules. Honey (concentrated sugars + water) involves larger molecules with many OH groups and stronger, more extensive hydrogen‑bonding and intermolecular attraction than pure water. Iron ore (iron oxides/metallic lattice) is a solid with ionic/metallic/covalent bonds — the strongest of the four.
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