Question

The following are the temperatures of milk in Celsius. In which of the following, do you think intermolecular forces are predominant than thermal energy?

(a) 35

(b) 82

(c) 50

(d) 9

The question was posed to me during an interview.

The origin of the question is States of Matter topic in chapter States of Matter of Chemistry – Class 11

Answer 1

Right option is (d) 9

To explain: The rise in temperature depicts thermal energy. So among the given options at 82 degrees Celsius the milk has the highest thermal energy and at 9 degrees Celsius the milk has higher intermolecular energy. So at 9 degrees, the intermolecular forces are predominant than thermal energy in milk.