CONCEPTUAL PHYSICAL SCIENCE(LL)-PACKAGE
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Chapter 15, Problem 10RAT
Iodine, I2, has a higher melting point than fluorine, F2, because its
- (a) atoms are larger.
- (b) molecules are heavier.
- (c) nonpolarity is greater.
- (d) atoms have greater electronegativity.
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CONCEPTUAL PHYSICAL SCIENCE(LL)-PACKAGE
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