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The melting point of Fluorine is -219 C while that of bromine is- 7.3 C. Given that information, how would you estimate the melting point of chlorine?

Answer 1

Mateo Aguilar

Take the average?

Now, utilizing the absolute temperature, let's calculate the average:

#((54+265.7)*K)/2# #=# #159.9*K#

#=-113# #""^@C#.

The literature melting point of chlorine is #-101.5# #""^@C#, so this estimate is a good first approximation.

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Answer 2

Cooper Anderson

The estimated melting point of chlorine would be between -219°C and -7.3°C, as it falls between the melting points of fluorine and bromine on the periodic table.

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Answer from HIX Tutor

When evaluating a one-sided limit, you need to be careful when a quantity is approaching zero since its sign is different depending on which way it is approaching zero from. Let us look at some examples.