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Offline Fmeub

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Phase differences relating to SnCl4
« on: October 01, 2007, 04:26:12 PM »
Why is Tin(IV) chloride a liquid but the pentahydrate form, SnCl4.5H2O, is a crystalline solid?
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Re: Phase differences relating to SnCl4
« Reply #1 on: October 02, 2007, 01:19:32 AM »
 SnCl4 is a covalent molecule. There a only a weak interactions beetween molecules. Its hydrate can form hydrogen bonds
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