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The nonpolar substances condenses into liquids and then freezes into solids by:

  1. London force

  2. Electrostatic force

  3. Van der Waals forces

  4. Nuclear forces
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Explanation

The London dispersion force is the weakest intermolecular force. The London dispersion force is a temporary attractive force that results when the electrons in two adjacent atoms occupy positions that make the atoms form temporary dipoles. This force is sometimes called an induced dipole-induced dipole attraction. London forces are the attractive forces that cause nonpolar substances to condense to liquids and to freeze into solids when the temperature is lowered sufficiently.

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