You are given three bottles labeled a, b, and c. each bottle contains a white solid.•the solid in bottle a melts at 801 ∘c. •the solid in bottle b melts at 150 ∘c. •the solid in bottle c melts at 825 ∘c. part a based on the melting points, classify each compound as ionic or molecular?

Answer :Solid in bottle a is ionic, solid in bottle b is molecular and solid in bottle c is ionic.

Explanation :

Ionic compound is formed when a metal atom donates one or more electrons to a non metal. This results in the formation of a cation ( a positive ion) and an anion ( a negative ion). These ions are bonded to each other by electrostatic attraction.

The intermolecular forces in case of a an ionic compound are very strong.

The melting point of a substance depends on how strongly the molecules are attracted to each other. Stronger the forces, higher is the melting point.

Therefore ionic compounds always have very high melting points.

On the other hand, covalent compounds have weak intermolecular forces. Therefore they have low melting points.

Based on above discussion, we can classify the given compounds as follows.

a) Solid in bottle a is Ionic as it has high melting point.

b) Solid in bottle b is molecular as it has low melting point.

c) Solid in bottle c is Ionic as it has high melting point.

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step-by-step explanation:

answer is: naturally occurring solid, inorganic compound or element is mineral.

minerals usually have crystalline form, that means than crystal constituents (atoms, molecules or ions) are arranged in a highly ordered microscopic structure, forming a crystal lattice that extends in all directions.

for example magnetite is a mineral of iron oxide (fe₂o₃).

calcite is a carbonate mineral and the most stable polymorph of calcium carbonate (caco₃).

dolomite is an   carbonate mineral composed of calcium magnesium carbonate (camg(co₃)₂).