Explain Why the Boiling Point of Nitrogen (N₂, 77 K)

question 46

Essay

Explain why the boiling point of nitrogen (N₂, 77 K) is much lower than that of carbon monoxide (CO, 84 K), even though both have the same number of electrons and protons and nearly the same mass.

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