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Describe the properties of chloride of period 3

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This simple covalent chloride exists as a fuming liquid at room temperature because there are only van der Waals dispersion forces and dipole-dipole attractions between the molecules. The liquid does not conduct electricity because of the lack of ions or mobile electrons.

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