Given the Following Data, Calculate the Boiling Point of HCOOH

question 9

Multiple Choice

Given the following data, calculate the boiling point of HCOOH (formic acid) . $\begin{array}{lcc} & \underline{\Delta \mathrm{H}^{\circ}_\mathrm{f}(\mathrm{~kJ} / \mathrm{mol}) } & \underline{\mathrm{S}^{\circ}(\mathrm{J} / \mathrm{K} \cdot \mathrm{~mol}) } \\\mathrm{HCOOH}(\mathrm{l}) & -410 & 130\\\mathrm{HCOOH}(\mathrm{g}) & -363 & 251\end{array}$

• A) 115^\(\circ\)C
• B) 125^\(\circ\)C
• C) 145^\(\circ\)C
• D) 165^\(\circ\)C
• E) None of the above

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