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So I choose the only answer that made sense... but I still have no idea how the answer correlates with energy density... or what energy density exactly is....
What bonding accounts for the expected increase in energy density of solid nitrogen as compared to methanol?
A. Solid nitrogen contains covalent and ionic bonds; methanol contains only weak ionic bonds.
B. Solid nitrogen contains covalent and ionic bonds; methanol has covalent bonds within each molecule and weak van der Waal's interactions between molecules.
C. Solid nitrogen contains only covalent bonds; methanol contains only weak ionic bonds.
D. Solid nitrogen contains only covalent bonds; methanol has covalent bonds within each molecule and weak intermolecular interactions.
So obviously, it is D but what does this have to do with energy density? Couldn't methanol have higher energy density as it has intermolecular forces as well as covalent bonds?
Thank you for your help!
What bonding accounts for the expected increase in energy density of solid nitrogen as compared to methanol?
A. Solid nitrogen contains covalent and ionic bonds; methanol contains only weak ionic bonds.
B. Solid nitrogen contains covalent and ionic bonds; methanol has covalent bonds within each molecule and weak van der Waal's interactions between molecules.
C. Solid nitrogen contains only covalent bonds; methanol contains only weak ionic bonds.
D. Solid nitrogen contains only covalent bonds; methanol has covalent bonds within each molecule and weak intermolecular interactions.
So obviously, it is D but what does this have to do with energy density? Couldn't methanol have higher energy density as it has intermolecular forces as well as covalent bonds?
Thank you for your help!