Explain why chlorine is a gas while iodine is a solid at room temperature.

      

Explain why chlorine is a gas while iodine is a solid at room temperature.

  

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Maurice
The molecules of chlorine are smaller compared to those of iodine; thus the strength of the inter-molecules forces of attraction in iodine are much stronger than in chlorine.
maurice.mutuku answered the question on September 12, 2019 at 09:20


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