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A-LevelChemistryGroup 179701/12 · Oct/Nov 2019 · Q161 Mark

The properties of chlorine, bromine and their compounds are compared. Which property is smaller for chlorine than for bromine?

Abond strength of the hydrogen-halide bond
Bfirst ionisation energy
Csolubility of the silver halide in NH₃(aq)
Dstrength of the van der Waals' forces between molecules of the element

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D: strength of the van der Waals' forces between molecules of the element

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Group 17, A-Level Chemistry (syllabus 9701). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
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A-Level Chemistry, Oct/Nov 2019 Paper 1 Variant 2, question 16.

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