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Title: Why magnesium chloride is a solid...
Post by: vanklik on October 17, 2009, 09:27:34 AM

Why magnesium chloride is a solid and chlorine is a gas at room temperature?  ???

Is it something to do with strong ionic bonds in magnesium chloride and weak Van der Waal's forces between molecules of clorine?

Thanks

Title: Re: Why magnesium chloride is a solid...
Post by: Borek on October 17, 2009, 10:16:56 AM

Yes.

Title: Re: Why magnesium chloride is a solid...
Post by: vanklik on October 17, 2009, 10:37:03 AM

Great! Thank you very much!  :)