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Benzoic acid undergoes dimerization to 60 percent in benzene. The observed mass of benzoic acid will be:

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=61
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>122
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<122
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=224
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Solution

The correct option is C =224

Benzoic acid dissolved in benzene is found to have molecular mass double of its normal molecular mass. This is explained by the fact that benzoic acid forms a dimer in benzene solution due to hydrogen bonding.

Molecular Mass of Benzoic acid = 122

Observed molecular mass = 244


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