Problem set #4 solutions for 5.112, Fall 2011
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attractions are weaker. Liquid NH
boils at a higher temperature than liquid NO. Induced dipole-
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induced dipole forces are the only intermolecular attractions in liquid neon. Consequently, it has
the lowest boiling point of all. The order of the molecules in increasing boiling points are: Ne <
NO < NH
< RbCl.
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