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Chemistry · CHEMICAL BONDING AND MOLECULAR STRUCTURE
हिन्दीFor chlorine, the van der Waals radius is \( 180\text{ pm} \) and the covalent radius is \( 99\text{ pm} \). Calculate the difference between the non-bonded internuclear distance between two chlorine atoms of adjacent molecules in solid chlorine and the bonded internuclear distance in a \( \text{Cl}_2 \) molecule.
Correct answer · Option 1
\( 162\text{ pm} \)
Explanation
Non-bonded distance = \( 2 \times 180 = 360\text{ pm} \); bonded distance = \( 2 \times 99 = 198\text{ pm} \). Difference = \( 360 - 198 = 162\text{ pm} \).
