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Is dry ice a molecular solid or covalent solid?

yoshiharu198 - 2-2-2013 at 00:23

Is Solidified carbon dioxide molecular solid or covalent solid ?

O = C = O

Vargouille - 2-2-2013 at 06:22

To my knowledge, it is molecular. It's not like a diamond in that the atoms are bonded together, which is a common example of a covalent solid, it is a bunch of CO2 molecules that are held together by van der Waals forces.

Endimion17 - 2-2-2013 at 07:12

It's a school example of a molecular solid, just like iodine.