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COMEDK · Chemistry · 4. Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure

Which of the following noble gases has the highest van der Waals' force of attraction?

  1. A Ar
  2. B \(\mathrm{Ne}\)
  3. C \(\mathrm{Xe}\)
  4. D \(\mathrm{He}\)
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(C) \(\mathrm{Xe}\)

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van der Waals' force of attraction increase with increase in atomic mass. On going down the group atomic mass increases. \(\therefore\) Xe has the highest van der Waals' force of attraction.