Chemistry GCSE
Intermolecular forces and physical states
What Intermolecular forces and physical states means in Chemistry GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Intermolecular forces and physical states
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Weak intermolecular forces hold the small molecules together in the element, which explains why fluorine and chlorine are gases, bromine is a liquid and iodine is a solid at room temperature.
Topics that use Intermolecular forces and physical states
- Group 7 (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Diatomic molecules
- Displacement reactions
- Group 7 reactivity
- Group 7 trends
- Halide salts
- Halogens
- Ionic versus covalent bonding
- Non-metal character of the halogens
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