What are the intermolecular forces between #O_2#?

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anor277
Jul 18, 2018

Well, what is the boiling point of #O_2#?

Explanation:

This site reports that the normal boiling point of dioxygen is #-183.0# #""^@C#. The #O=O# molecule is CLEARLY non-polar (why clearly?), and the LOW boiling point reflects the LACK of intermolecular forces. The only intermolecular forces that operates are relatively weak dispersion forces...the other homonuclear diatomic molecules, #H_2#, #N_2#, #F_2# have comparable volatilities.

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