Which of the following statements is true? (A) Because HCl is a strong acid, the bond dissociation energy of HCl is smaller than that of Cl2. (B) The Cl2 bond cannot cleavage by increasing temperature. (C) Yellow light cannot cleavage Cl2 bond, you can do it well by increasing amplitude of yellow light. (D) The electromagnetic wavelength required to cleavage Cl₂ bond is greater than that to cleavage Br2 bond (E) The oxygen atoms are found easily far away from earth surface than it be found in earth surface.

Which of the following statements is true? (A) Because HCl is a strong acid, the bond dissociation energy of HCl is smaller than that of Cl2. (B) The Cl2 bond cannot cleavage by increasing temperature. (C) Yellow light cannot cleavage Cl2 bond, you can do it well by increasing amplitude of yellow light. (D) The electromagnetic wavelength required to cleavage Cl₂ bond is greater than that to cleavage Br2 bond (E) The oxygen atoms are found easily far away from earth surface than it be found in earth surface.

Chemistry

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Chapter1: Chemical Foundations

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