Chemistry: A Molecular Approach (3rd Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0321809246
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Chapter 17 - Sections 17.1-17.9 - Exercises - Problems by Topic - Page 854: 49a

Answer

$He, Ne, SO_{2}, NH_{3}, CH_{3}CH_{2}OH$ $He$ and $Ne$ are noble gases and are least complex. Among them, molar mass of $Ne$ is greater than that of $He$ and therefore entropy of $Ne$ is greater than that of $He$. Molecular complexity increases in the order $SO_{2}\lt NH_{3}\lt CH_{3}CH_{2}OH$. Knowing that entropy increases with increasing molecular complexity, we obtain the ranking as written above.

Work Step by Step

$He$ and $Ne$ are noble gases and are least complex. Among them, molar mass of $Ne$ is greater than that of $He$ and therefore entropy of $Ne$ is greater than that of $He$. Molecular complexity increases in the order $SO_{2}\lt NH_{3}\lt CH_{3}CH_{2}OH$. Knowing that entropy increases with increasing molecular complexity, we obtain the ranking as $He, Ne, SO_{2}, NH_{3}, CH_{3}CH_{2}OH$
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