Chemistry 9701 · AS & A Level · Chemical bonding

Chemical bonding — practice question

The four elements, W, X, Y and Z, are shown with the electronic configurations below. W: $2,4$ X: $2,6$ Y: $2,8,2$ Z: $2,8,8,1$ Which formulae are the ones that would have boiling points lower than room temperature?

  • A1, 2 and 3 are correct
  • B1 and 2 only are correct
  • C2 and 3 only are correct
  • D1 only is correct

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