JEE Main Chemistry question

In solid hydrogen, the intermolecular bonding is:

(A)Ionic
(B)Van der Waals'Correct
(C)Metallic
(D)Covalent

Answer: (B)

Solution

Solid dihydrogen consists of discrete, non-polar H molecules held together only by weak van der Waals' (London dispersion) forces between molecules — the strong H–H bond itself is

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