Without carrying out an explicit calculation, explain there lative values of the standard molar entropies (at 298 K) of the following substances: (a) Ne(g) (146 J K-1 mol-1) compared with Xe(g) (170 J K-1 mol-1), (b) H2O(g) (189 J K-1 mol-1) compared with D2O(g) (198 J K-1 mol-1), (c) C(diamond) (2.4 J K-1 mol-1) compared with C(g raphite) (5.7 J K-1 mol-1).

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Without carrying out an explicit calculation, explain there lative values of the standard molar entropies (at 298 K) of the following substances: (a) Ne(g) (146 J K-1 mol-1) compared with Xe(g) (170 J K-1 mol-1), (b) H2O(g) (189 J K-1 mol-1) compared with D2O(g) (198 J K-1 mol-1), (c) C(diamond) (2.4 J K-1 mol-1) compared with C(g raphite) (5.7 J K-1 mol-1).

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