Answer
Dispersion forces account for the different states.
Work Step by Step
The larger the molecule, the larger the dispersion forces. Xe has the larger molecular weight, and he stronger attractive forces.
Chemistry: The Central Science (13th Edition)
by Brown, Theodore E.; LeMay, H. Eugene; Bursten, Bruce E.; Murphy, Catherine; Woodward, Patrick; Stoltzfus, Matthew E.
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Prentice Hall
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0321910419
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Chapter 11 - Liquids and Intermolecular Forces - Exercises - Page 473: 11.18b
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