The Principal Source of the Difference in the Normal Boiling

question 9

True/False

The principal source of the difference in the normal boiling points of ICl (97 °C; molecular mass
162 amu)and Br₂ (59 °C; molecular mass 160 amu)is both dipole-dipole interactions and London dispersion forces.

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