Question

give reason to justify that water is liquid at room temperature but wood is solid

Answer 1

An iron almirah is a solid at room temperature. Solution : a. At room temperature (25°C), water is a liquid because it has the following characteristics of liquid: (i) At room temperature, water has no shape but has a fixed volume i.e., it occupies the shape of the container in which it is kept

Answer 2

wood is solid because intermolecular force of attraction is greater and molecules are closely packed. but is water is liquid because intermolecular force of attraction is weak and molecules are loosely packed comparing to wood.