Vanadium tetrachloride (VCl4 ) is a bright red colored liquid with a vapor pressure of 5x10-2 torr at 298K. Briefly discuss why the standard state of VCl4 is a liquid and VCl2 is an ionic solid? How many microstates are in the gas phase V4+ free ion ground term and the V4+ free ion ground J state ?

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Vanadium tetrachloride (VCl4 ) is a bright red colored liquid with a vapor pressure of 5x10-2 torr at 298K.

  1. Briefly discuss why the standard state of VCl4 is a liquid and VCl2 is an ionic solid?
  2. How many microstates are in the gas phase V4+ free ion ground term and the V4+ free ion ground J state ?
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