Chemistry 9th Edition

Published by Cengage Learning
ISBN 10: 1133611095
ISBN 13: 978-1-13361-109-7

Chapter 22 - Organic and Biological Molecules - Review Questions - Page 1069: 5

Answer

Bigger hydrocarbon chains correlate to higher boiling points due to greater polarizability and Van der waals interactions. Also, unsaturated hydrocarbons will tend to have slightly lower boiling points than the saturated chain of the same length due to their symmetry.

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