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What is the strongest attractive force that must be overcome in order to do the

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Question

What is the strongest attractive force that must be overcome in order to do the following:

a) melt pure solid phosphorus pentachloride

b) boil pure liquid selenium tetrafluoride

c) boil pure liquid methanol (CH3OH)

d) sublime pure solid carbon dioxide

e) melt pure solid potassium metal

a) covalent bond

b) polar covalent bond

c) H-bond

d) polar covalent bond

e) dispersion

a) dipole-dipole

b) dispersion

c) H-bond

d) dipole-dipole

e) dispersion

b) dipole-dipole

c) H-bond

d) dispersion

e) metallic bond

a) dispersion

b) dispersion

c) dipole-dipole

d) dispersion

e) metallic bond

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A.

a) covalent bond

b) polar covalent bond

c) H-bond

d) polar covalent bond

e) dispersion

B.

a) dipole-dipole

b) dispersion

c) H-bond

d) dipole-dipole

e) dispersion

C. a) dispersion

b) dipole-dipole

c) H-bond

d) dispersion

e) metallic bond

D.

a) dispersion

b) dispersion

c) dipole-dipole

d) dispersion

e) metallic bond

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Explanation / Answer

a) dispersion

b) dipole-dipole

c) H-bond

d)  dispersion

e) dispersion & metallic