The compound ethylene, is a gas at room temperature, but the compound polyethylene, made from a large

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The compound ethylene, 

HC=CH,

is a gas at room temperature, but the compound polyethylene, made from a large number of ethylene units bonded together, is a solid at room temperature. Explain why.

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Introductory Chemistry Atoms First

ISBN: 9780321927118

5th Edition

Authors: Steve Russo And Michael Silver

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