Residual Entropy

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Orly Termeie 3I
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Residual Entropy

Postby Orly Termeie 3I » Wed Jan 27, 2016 11:54 pm

If you have a molecule such as PO4 ^3- how many arrangements does it have for residual entropy?
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Cat Larcheveque 2E
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Re: Residual Entropy

Postby Cat Larcheveque 2E » Thu Jan 28, 2016 12:52 am

Structurally, PO4^3- can consist of a P atom singly bonded to 4 O atoms. It can also be drawn with a P atom single bonded to 3 O atoms and double bonded to 1 O atom. This latter structure has resonance because the double bonded O atom can be in any of the 3 other positions around the P atom. In total, this means that PO4^3- has 5 possible arrangements.
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