The molar entropies of methane and carbon dioxide at 25°C are 186.6 and 213.8 J/mol·K, respectively. How many times more accessible microstates does CO2 have than CH4 at 25°C? A. roughly 1.9 times more B. roughly 6.9 times more C. roughly 26 times more D. roughly 1.1 times more E. roughly 1.3 x 1011 times more

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The molar entropies of methane and carbon dioxide at 25°C are 186.6 and 213.8 J/mol·K, respectively.  How many times more accessible microstates does CO2 have than CH4 at 25°C?

  A.

roughly 1.9 times more

  B.

roughly 6.9 times more

  C.

roughly 26 times more

  D.

roughly 1.1 times more

  E.

roughly 1.3 x 1011 times more

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