An example of a molecular solid is
A) ice.
B) diamond.
C) table salt.
D) tin.

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Ice (H2O in solid form) is an example of a molecular solid, where molecules are held together by intermolecular forces (like hydrogen bonds in the case of ice), rather than by ionic or covalent bonds that hold together the structures of options B (diamond, which is a covalent network solid), C (table salt, which is an ionic solid), and D (tin, which is a metallic solid).

An Example of a Molecular Solid Is