A substance consisting of which of the two molecules shown below should have a higher boiling point?

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A substance consisting of which of the two molecules shown below should have a higher boiling point? Why?

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(a) the molecule on the left, SCO, because it comes later in the periodic table

(b) the molecule on the left, SCO, because it has less symmetry

(c) the molecule on the right, OCO, because it has greater symmetry

(d) the molecule on the right, OCO, because it has more mass

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Conceptual Integrated Science

ISBN: 9780321818508

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Authors: Paul G Hewitt, Suzanne A Lyons

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