N-Pentane has a higher boiling point than the other three elements
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n-Pentane and 2,2-Dimethylpropane are isomers of one another and have the same chemical formula. Only London dispersion forces (LDFs), the smallest intermolecular forces, exist between the two molecules. The connectedness of the carbon skeleton accounts for the variation in their boiling points. While 2,2-dimethylpropane is a branching hydrocarbon, n-pentane is a straight hydrocarbon. Because of the n-linear pentane's shape, which results in greater surface areas between molecules, there are more LDFs between the molecules. N-Pentane has a higher boiling point as a result.
- Because they have hydrogen bonds, 1-pentanol and (R)-4-hydroxypentanoic acid have higher boiling points than hydrocarbons. While (R)-4-hydroxypentanoic acid has both an alcohol group and an acid group, which can also hydrogen, 1-pentanol only has a single alcohol group.
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Rank the following compounds in terms by increasing boiling point, starting with the lowest boiling point first. I. 1-pentanol II. n-pentane III. 2,2-dimethylpropane IV. (R)-4-hydroxypentanoic acid.
