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Chapter 11, Problem 18P(choose chapter or problem)
QUESTION:
What kind of attractive forces must be overcome in order to (a) melt ice, (b) boil molecular bromine, (c) melt solid iodine, and (d) dissociate \(\mathrm{F}_{2}\) into \(\mathrm{F}\) atoms?
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QUESTION:
What kind of attractive forces must be overcome in order to (a) melt ice, (b) boil molecular bromine, (c) melt solid iodine, and (d) dissociate \(\mathrm{F}_{2}\) into \(\mathrm{F}\) atoms?
ANSWER:Step 1 of 4
(a)
The melting of ice requires the breaking of hydrogen bonds formed in between water molecules due to the presence of the O-H bond. Along with these, dispersion forces are also present in water molecules.
Therefore, hydrogen bond and dispersion forces must be overcome during the melting of ice.