Ionic vs Covalent Bonding

Forgot everything over the break. Help?

Questions:
On the basis of the electronegativities of sodium, chlorine, carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen, which substance is the ionic solid?

What does a strong odor indicate about the ease with which the particles in a solid leave its surface?

Which of the two types of solids (Sodium Chloride, Camphor) seems to have the strong forces of attraction? Explain your answer.

How does the strength of van der Waals forces of attraction compare with the strength of attractions between ions of opposite charge?

Water is a much more polar molecule than 2-propanol. How does the polarity of the liquid seem to influence the suitabilities of these two solids?

Am I the only person that thinks that most of these questions dont make sense?

Although, logically, a stronger odour would indicate more particles. Hence, the stronger the odour, the easier it is for particles to leave the surface of the solid

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Yep

sodium, chlorine, carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen, which substance is the ionic solid?""

none of those are ionic solids. those are all elements. stop trolling.

I think the question is asking for the most stable ionic solid you could produce from those 5 elements.  Sodium Chloride.

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Yes, it is more volatile, so it has a stronger odor.

The salt, sodium chloride, obviously has the strongest forces of attraction, as camphor is a terpene, which are very hydrophobic.

Ionic attraction is much stronger than van der Waals forces when you are just considering two atoms.

That last question doesn't make any sense to me.

hey faggot you can make sodium carbonate too.

Strong odours are primarily determined by the wiring of your nose.

Yep that last question really does not make any sense what so ever.

I believe the last question makes sense if the word "suitabilities" is replaced by "solubilities".  They say "like dissolves like", you dig?