General Chemistry 10th Edition

Published by Cengage Learning
ISBN 10: 1-28505-137-8
ISBN 13: 978-1-28505-137-6

Chapter 18 - Thermodynamics and Equilibrium - Questions and Problems - Page 768: 18.2

Answer

In frozen benzene, in the crystalline structure the benzene molecules are only free to move in the fixed positions. as a result there is almost close to no motion in the molecules. but in the liquid states the molecules have more free space to move and thus they have a higher entropy.

Work Step by Step

In frozen benzene, in the crystalline structure the benzene molecules are only free to move in the fixed positions. as a result there is almost close to no motion in the molecules. but in the liquid states the molecules have more free space to move and thus they have a higher entropy.
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