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Which of the following accounts for the difference in phase observed at room temperature?

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. Water vapor turns to liquid water. Answer:

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. Iodine vapor turns to solid iodine. Answer:

. Liquid helium turns to helium gas. Answer:

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. Liquids with weaker intermolecular interactions have lower viscosity. Answer:

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