Chapter 19, Problem 38E

(a)

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To determine: The authenticity of the given statement, “Unlike enthalpy, where we can ever know changes in $H$ , we can know about absolute values of $S$ ”.

(b)

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To determine: The authenticity of the given statement, “If you heat a gas such as ${\text{CO}}_2$ , you will increase its degrees of translational, rotational and vibrational motions”.

(c)

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To determine: The authenticity of the given statement, “ ${\text{CO}}_2\left(g\right)$ and $\text{Ar}\left(g\right)$ have nearly the same molar mass. At a given temperature, they will have the same number of microstates”.