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?The molar mass of benzoic acid \(\mathrm{C}_{6} \mathrm{H}_{5} \mathrm{COOH}\)

Chapter 12, Problem 61P

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The molar mass of benzoic acid \(\mathrm{C}_{6} \mathrm{H}_{5} \mathrm{COOH}\) determined by measuring the freezing-point depression in benzene is twice what we would expect for the molecular formula \(\mathrm{C}_{7} \mathrm{H}_{6} \mathrm{O}_{2}\). Explain this apparent anomaly.

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QUESTION:

The molar mass of benzoic acid \(\mathrm{C}_{6} \mathrm{H}_{5} \mathrm{COOH}\) determined by measuring the freezing-point depression in benzene is twice what we would expect for the molecular formula \(\mathrm{C}_{7} \mathrm{H}_{6} \mathrm{O}_{2}\). Explain this apparent anomaly.

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The molar mass of benzoic acid  determined by measuring the freezing-point depression in benzene is twice what we would expect for the molecular formula . We need toeExplain this apparent anomaly.

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