Arrange the following: H₂, I₂, O₂, Ar [1] from the lowest to the highest boiling point; [2] from the least to the most polarizable. Explain why.

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Arrange the following: H₂, I₂, O₂, Ar
[1] from the lowest to the highest boiling point;
[2] from the least to the most polarizable.

Explain why.


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