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Arrange the following substances in increasing order of forces of attraction between the particles— water, sugar, oxygen.
Arrange the following substances in increasing order of forces of attraction between the particles— water, sugar, oxygen.
Updated On: Jan 19, 2026
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The forces of attraction are strongest in solids and weakest (or negligible) in case of gases. Sugar is a solid, water is in liquid form and oxygen is a gas so, the order of forces of attraction is
oxygen < water < sugar.
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