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Gasoline boils at a relatively low temperature about 150°C.

a) True
b) False

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Gasoline does not have a single boiling point around 150°C; it starts boiling at temperatures as low as 40°C, and its components continue vaporizing over a range up to around 200°C.

The statement gasoline boils at a relatively low temperature about 150°C is false. Gasoline is a mixture of hydrocarbons, and because of this, it doesn't have a single boiling point but a boiling range that starts at around 40°C and can go up to around 200°C. The main factor for the different boiling points within gasoline is the variety of hydrocarbons with different chain lengths and structures.

Considering this boiling range, saying that gasoline boils at 150°C is not completely accurate. Instead, it's correct to say that some components of gasoline will start to vaporize at lower temperatures, and the vaporization process spans a wide temperature range. When gasoline is referred to in a general sense, the initial boiling point is much lower than 150°C. Additionally, the vapor pressure of a liquid and the average kinetic energy of the molecules are also important factors in the boiling process.

gasoline does not have a single boiling point. Instead, it starts to boil at much lower temperatures, and components continue to vaporize over a broad range of temperatures, which can extend above 150°C.

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