Question

Fill in the blanks with appropriate options given in below:

Answer 1

Answer:

1) -COOH

2) -NH2

3) hydrogen bonds

4) dispersion forces

5) -CH3

6) hydrogen bonds

7) negative

8) negative

9) positive

Explanation:

Alanine has a -COOH and a -NH2 group available to form hydrogen bonds with water molecules.

Although there are some potential dispersion forces between the terminal -CH3 group of alanine and hexane molecules, we expect the hydrogen bonds between alanine and water to be stronger.

Stronger intermolecular attractive forces between alanine and water lead to a more negative ΔHmix and more negative (smaller positive) ΔHsoln for water than for hexane.