Chemistry 9701 · AS & A Level · States of matter

States of matter — practice question

For which change would van der Waals’ forces be the only intermolecular forces that must be overcome?

  • Aevaporation of ethanol, $\text{C}_2\text{H}_5\text{OH(l)} \rightarrow \text{C}_2\text{H}_5\text{OH(g)}$
  • Bmelting of ice, $\text{H}_2\text{O(s)} \rightarrow \text{H}_2\text{O(l)}$
  • Cmelting of solid carbon dioxide, $\text{CO}_2\text{(s)} \rightarrow \text{CO}_2\text{(l)}$
  • Dsolidification of butane, $\text{C}_4\text{H}_{10}\text{(l)} \rightarrow \text{C}_4\text{H}_{10}\text{(s)}$

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