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How does molecularity relate to the structure of the material?

Answer 1

Well in fact there is not much we can say with regard to molecular structure or molecularity.

The starting compound can be either molecular or non-molecular, and the bonds can be entirely covalent. As an example consider diamond or buckminsterfullerene, #C_60#. The one is non-molecular; t'other is a molecular species.

You'll have to look for these, but the former's non-molecularity makes sense of each substance's physical characteristics.

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Answer 2

Cooper Anderson

The term "molecularity" describes the quantity of molecules that take part in a molecular reaction; it has nothing to do with a material's structure, but it can affect reaction rates and mechanisms, which can then be impacted by the structural characteristics of the materials involved.

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Answer from HIX Tutor

When evaluating a one-sided limit, you need to be careful when a quantity is approaching zero since its sign is different depending on which way it is approaching zero from. Let us look at some examples.