Which of the following are reasons intermolecular forces are so much weaker than

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Which of the following are reasons intermolecular forces are so much weaker than bonding forces?

1 It takes much less energy to boil a sample of a substance than it does to break its chemical bonds. 2 The distance between molecules in a sample of matter is greater than the distance between atoms in a bond, and the charges on molecules are weaker than nuclear charges. 3 The charges on molecules are relatively large compared to those in a bond, which keeps them from attracting one another to a significant degree. 4 The charges on molecules repel one another, while the charges between nuclei and the electrons in the bond attract one another.

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2 The distance between molecules in a sample of matter is greater than the distance between atoms in a bond, and the charges on molecules are weaker than nuclear charges.

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