JEE Main Chemistry question

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The lattice points of a crystal of hydrogen iodide are occupied by [UP SEE 2009]

(A)HI moleculesCorrect
(B)H atoms and I atoms
(C) cations and anions
(D) molecules and molecules

Answer: (A)

Solution

Hydrogen iodide is a covalent compound that exists as discrete, electrically neutral HI molecules; in the solid state these molecules occupy the lattice points and are held together by weak intermolecular (van der Waals/dipole) forces, making it a

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Question ID VK-141561