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At ordinary temperature and pressure, among halogens, the chlorine is a gas, bromine is a liquid and iodine is a solid. This is because:
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Correct option: A
The specific heat is in the order Cl2>Br2>I2\mathrm{C}{\mathrm{l}_2} > B{\mathrm{r}_2} > {\mathrm{I}_2}
Option B (Intermolecular forces among molecules of chlorine are the weakest and those in iodine are the strongest) is correct because the physical state of halogens at room temperature depends on the strength of intermolecular forces, which increase with molecular size.

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