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Iodine is a solid and sublimes at ordina...

Iodine is a solid and sublimes at ordinary temperature.This is because of :

A

weak I - I bonds

B

strong I - I bonds

C

lone pair - bond pair repulsions

D

weak van der Waals forces between `I_(2)` molecules

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D
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