Carbon Monoxide Has a Very Weak Dipole Moment

question 59

Essay

Carbon monoxide has a very weak dipole moment. In the formation of solid carbon monoxide some molecules will be reversed in their orientation from
C O - - - C O
to
C O - - - O C.
What do you expect the absolute entropy of carbon monoxide solid to be at 0 K, and why?

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