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A-LevelChemistryChemical bondingOct/Nov 2011Paper 1 Q51 Mark

The presence of dipoles helps to explain why the element Br2 and the compound CHCl3 exist as liquids at room temperature. Which types of dipole are involved?

ABr2: induced dipoles and permanent dipoles, CHCl3: induced dipoles and permanent dipoles
BBr2: induced dipoles and permanent dipoles, CHCl3: induced dipoles only
CBr2: induced dipoles only, CHCl3: induced dipoles and permanent dipoles
DBr2: induced dipoles only, CHCl3: induced dipoles only

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This multiple-choice question appeared in the Cambridge A-Level Chemistry (9701) Oct/Nov 2011 examination, Paper 1 Variant 2. It tests the topic of Chemical bonding and is worth 1 mark.

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