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Acetic acid in the vapour state has a mo...

Acetic acid in the vapour state has a molecular weight of 120 because

A

its molecule gets solidified

B

its molcule gets stabilized by resonance

C

it undergoes intermolecular H-bonding and exists as the dimer

D

it forms anhydride in this condition.

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C
It exists as `(CH_(3)CO OH)_(2)`
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