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The decrease in melting and boiling poin...

The decrease in melting and boiling points of alkali metals with rise in atomic number is due to

A

the weakening covalent bonding

B

weak ionic bonding

C

van der Waal's forces

D

the weakening of the metallic bonding.

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D
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