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Chapter 23, Problem 58E
For the straight-line graphs in Figure 23-8 explain why (a) breaks occur at the melting points and boiling points of the metals; (b) the slopes of the lines become more positive at these breaks, (c) the break at the boiling point is sharper than at the melting point.
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