Chemistry 9701 · AS & A Level · States of matter

States of matter — practice question

In which change would it be necessary to overcome only van der Waals’ forces?

  • 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: $\text{CO}_2(s) \rightarrow \text{CO}_2(l)$
  • Dsolidification of butane: $\text{C}_4\text{H}_{10}(l) \rightarrow \text{C}_4\text{H}_{10}(s)$

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