Benzoic acid, C6H5COOH, melts at 122 oC. The density in the liquid state at is 130 oC
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(a) In which of these two states is the average distance between molecules greater?
(b) Explain the difference in densities at the two temperatures in terms of the relative kinetic energies of the molecules?
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Chemistry The Central Science
ISBN: 978-0321696724
12th edition
Authors: Theodore Brown, Eugene LeMay, Bruce Bursten, Catherine Murphy, Patrick Woodward
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