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Question
Arrange the following substances in increasing order of force of attraction between their particles (keeping the substance having the minimum force of attraction first) : Water, Sugar, Oxygen
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Solution
Oxygen (gas), water (liquid) and sugar (solid).
Gases have the least force of attraction between their particles while the particles of solids have the maximum force of attraction.
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