Asked by Emily
Arrange the following compounds in order of increasing boiling point.
butanal
1-butanol
diethylamine
tartaric acid
butane
butanoic acid
and can you please explain why?
butanal
1-butanol
diethylamine
tartaric acid
butane
butanoic acid
and can you please explain why?
Answers
Answered by
DrBob222
Use molar mass and H bonding to determine. The higher molar mass (more van der Walls forces) the higher the b.p.
The more H bonding (polarity) the higher the b.p.
Butane, for example, would be the lowest b.p. You can look these up on google and see if you have them right.
The more H bonding (polarity) the higher the b.p.
Butane, for example, would be the lowest b.p. You can look these up on google and see if you have them right.
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