Which of the following statements best describe a minimum azeotrope? I. Minimum azeotrope boils at higher temperature than the pure components. II. Minimum azeotrope boils at lower temperature than the pure components. III. Minimum boiling azeotropes occur when the attractive forces within the molecules of each component are greater than those between the molecules of the two components. IV. Minimum boiling azeotropes arise when the attraction between molecules of the two components is greater than the attractive forces within the molecules of the components themselves.   a II and III   b I and III   c II and IV   d II only

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Which of the following statements best describe a minimum azeotrope?

I. Minimum azeotrope boils at higher temperature than the pure components.

II. Minimum azeotrope boils at lower temperature than the pure components.

III. Minimum boiling azeotropes occur when the attractive forces within the molecules of each component are greater than those between the molecules of the two components.

IV. Minimum boiling azeotropes arise when the attraction between molecules of the two components is greater than the attractive forces within the molecules of the components themselves.

  a

II and III

  b

I and III

  c

II and IV

  d

II only

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