BRAINCAKEMolecular Lattices
Iodine and ice exist as molecular lattices. Iodine exists as diatomic molecules.
In the solid it is a face-centred cubic lattice with the molecules held together by London Forces.
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Key terms in this lesson
- london forces
- Weak intermolecular forces caused by instantaneous dipoles inducing dipoles in neighbouring molecules, present between all molecules.
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