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Calculate the melting point of sodium chloride (NaCl) given that its enthalpy of fusion is 28.9 kJ/mol and its entropy of fusion is 41.3 J/K/mol.

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To calculate the melting point of sodium chloride  NaCl , we can use the following equation:Melting point  T  = Enthalpy of fusion  H_fus  / Entropy of fusion  S_fus Given the enthalpy of fusion  H_fus  is 28.9 kJ/mol and the entropy of fusion  S_fus  is 41.3 J/K/mol, we can plug these values into the equation:T =  28.9 kJ/mol  /  41.3 J/K/mol First, we need to convert kJ/mol to J/mol:28.9 kJ/mol *  1000 J/1 kJ  = 28900 J/molNow, we can plug this value back into the equation:T =  28900 J/mol  /  41.3 J/K/mol T  700 KTherefore, the melting point of sodium chloride  NaCl  is approximately 700 K.

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