Order the following hydrocarbons from lowest to highest boiling
point: C2H6, C3H8, and C4H10.
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Order the following hydrocarbons from lowest to highest boiling
point: C2H6, C3H8, and C4H10.
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Answer:
C2H6, C3H8, and C4H10.
Explanation:
Melting/boiling points are measures of the thermal energy required to break the intermolecular forces (IMFs) in a substance; these are attractions between the molecules of a substance, such as dispersion forces, dipole-dipole interactions, and hydrogen bonding.
The stronger the IMFs are, the harder it is for the molecules to 'loosen' and thus transition state from solid to liquid, and then to gas; in the case of melting/boiling point, we'll consider the differences in the states of matter as the amount of 'space' between their molecules, as we know solids are tightly packed, liquids loosely so, and gases even further spread apart.