September 15, 2024, 04:58:53 PM
Forum Rules: Read This Before Posting


« previous next »
Pages: [1]   Go Down

Topic: Why magnesium chloride is a solid...  (Read 6519 times)

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

Offline vanklik

  • Regular Member
  • ***
  • Posts: 32
  • Mole Snacks: +0/-0
  • Gender: Female
Why magnesium chloride is a solid...
« 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
Logged

Offline Borek

  • Mr. pH
  • Administrator
  • Deity Member
  • *
  • Posts: 27783
  • Mole Snacks: +1805/-411
  • Gender: Male
  • I am known to be occasionally wrong.
    • Chembuddy
Re: Why magnesium chloride is a solid...
« Reply #1 on: October 17, 2009, 10:16:56 AM »
Yes.
Logged
ChemBuddy chemical calculators - stoichiometry, pH, concentration, buffer preparation, titrations.info

Offline vanklik

  • Regular Member
  • ***
  • Posts: 32
  • Mole Snacks: +0/-0
  • Gender: Female
Re: Why magnesium chloride is a solid...
« Reply #2 on: October 17, 2009, 10:37:03 AM »
Great! Thank you very much!  :)
Logged
Pages: [1]   Go Up
« previous next »
Sponsored Links