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Noble gases have very low boiling points why?

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Noble gases being monoatomic have no interatomic forces except weak dispersion forces and therefore, they are liquefied at very low temperatures. Hence, they have low boiling points.
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  8. Bond angle in PH(4)^(+) is higher than that in PH(3).Why ?

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  10. What happens when PCl(5) is heated?

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  11. Write a balanced equation for the reaction of PCl5 in heavy water.

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  12. What is the basicity of H(3)PO(4) ?

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  13. What happens when H(3)PO(3) is heated.

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  16. Why is H(2)O a liquid and H(2)S a gas?

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  18. Complete the following reactions: (i) C(2) H(4) + O(2) to (ii)...

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