explain the following molecular solid
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A molecular solid is a solid composed of molecules held together by the van der Waals forces. Because these dipole forcesare weaker than covalent or ionic bonds, molecular solids are soft and have relatively low melting temperature. Molecular solids can be amorphous solids or crystals. Examples of molecular solids include hydrocarbons, ice, sugar, fullerenes, sulfur, and solid carbon dioxide. Pure molecular solids are electrical insulators but they can be made conductive by doping.
Other classes of solid include ionic solids, held together by ionic bonding; glasses, ceramics, and polymeric solids, held together by covalent bonds; and metals, held together by metallic bonding.
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