Question

Is the absolute value of the freezing point of chlorine greater than the absolute value of the freezing point of nitrogen? Explain.

Answer 1

We are supposed to compare the absolute value of freezing point of chlorine and nitrogen.

Since we know that freezing point of Nitrogen is
`-210^(0)c` and freezing point of chlorine is
`-101.5^(0)c`.

We know that when we take absolute value of a negative number it makes that number positive.

Now let us take the absolute values of freezing points of chlorine and nitrogen.

`\text{Absolute value of freezing point of chlorine}=|-101.5^(0)c|=101.5^(0)c\\ \\ \text{Absolute value of freezing point of nitrogen}=|-210^(0)c|=210^(0)c`

Therefore, we can see that absolute value of freezing point of nitrogen is greater than absolute value of freezing point of chlorine.