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Ethanoic (acetic) acid dissolved in benzene exists as dimers through hydrogen bonding. If the acid is completely dimerised, the van't Hoff factor is

  1. A0.5
  2. B1
  3. C0.25
  4. D2

Answer: A

Two molecules combine to give one particle, . For complete dimerisation the number of particles is halved, so .
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