Question

At room temperature, calcium chloride is solid, but hydrogen chloride is a gas.​

Answer 1

Chlorine (Cl2) is a gas at room temperature, but sodium chloride(NaCl) is a solid at room temperature.

The force of attraction between these Cl2 molecules is weak. So it requires less energy to break their attractive forces, even at temperatures lower than that of the room conditions.

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