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Explain why bromine is a liquid but iodine is a solid at room temp.

Explain why bromine is a liquid but iodine is a solid at room temp.-example-1
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The answer above is correct
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Step-by-step explanation

Bromine molecules has strong intermolecular force binding it molecules together and also it has slightly higher intermolecular force than fluorine. Hence, bromine persist as a liquid at room temperature.

Iodine has greater molecular weight than bromine. The vanderwaal force binding the molecules of iodine is very strong and hence, Iodine exist as a solid state.

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