A primary alcohol is one in which the OH is attached to a primary carbon. (A primary carbon is one which has ONE carbon neighbor.) So RCH2OH is a primary alcohol (and the OH group is NOT on the interior) so the statement is false. Here is a site to read.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primary_alcohol
Halocarbons have polar bonds between C and the halogen; however, the molecule is symmetrical which means the molecule as a whole has no dipole moment. Therefore, the molecule is non-polar.
Are the words in brackets correct in the statement?
1. A [primary] alcohol has a hydroxyl group on the interior of the hydrocarbon chain.
I think the word, primary, is wrong, but I had no ideas what I should put instead.
2. Halocarbons are [nonpolar].
I think halocarbons are kind of polar, right?
Thanks for helping out!
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Oh, thanks.
But for #1, what should I put instead of the word, "primary", would it be "secondary"?
But for #1, what should I put instead of the word, "primary", would it be "secondary"?