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Nester's Microbiology 8th Edition by Denise Anderson,Sarah Salm,Deborah Allen

Edition 8ISBN: 978-0073522593
book Nester's Microbiology 8th Edition by Denise Anderson,Sarah Salm,Deborah Allen cover

Nester's Microbiology 8th Edition by Denise Anderson,Sarah Salm,Deborah Allen

Edition 8ISBN: 978-0073522593
Exercise 3
This table indicates the freezing and boiling points of several molecules:
This table indicates the freezing and boiling points of several molecules:     Carbon tetrachloride and methane are non-polar molecules. How does the polarity and non-polarity of these molecules explain why the freezing and boiling points for methane and carbon tetrachloride are so much lower than those for water?
Carbon tetrachloride and methane are non-polar molecules. How does the polarity and non-polarity of these molecules explain why the freezing and boiling points for methane and carbon tetrachloride are so much lower than those for water?
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Water is a polar molecule, and the water...

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