Question

Which of the statements regarding alcohols and ethers are true? 1-Propanol is more likely to be a liquid at 50 °C50 °C than is methoxyethane (ethyl methyl ether). Methoxyethane (ethyl methyl ether) is more soluble in water than is 1-propanol. Methoxyethane (ethyl methyl ether) is more likely to be a liquid at 50 °C50 °C than is 1-propanol. Alcohol molecules can form hydrogen bonds among themselves; ether molecules cannot. Methoxyethane (ethyl methyl ether) has a higher boiling point than 1-propanol.

Answer 1

Answer:

Following statements are true:

1-Propanol is more likely to be a liquid at 50 than is methoxyethane (ethyl methyl ether).

Alcohol molecules can form hydrogen bonds among themselves;ether molecules cannot

Explanation:

1-Propanol is more likely to be a liquid at 50 than is methoxyethane (ethyl methyl ether).

This is true

Propanol has a boiling temperature (this is the temperature at which the vapor pressure of a liquid equals the pressure surrounding the liquid and the liquid changes into a vapor) of 97-98 °C while methoxyethane a boiling point of 7.4 °C.

This means at 50 °C propanol is liquid but methoxyethane at 50°C is a gas.

Methoxyethane (ethyl methyl ether) is more soluble in water than is 1-propanol.

This false:

Propanol has a hydrogen bonding.   The OH on the alcohol can form a hydrogen bond (as a hydrogen acceptor and donor). Water can hydrogen bond. This means alcohol is will disolve in water. ( Remember Like dissolves like). So, when you have a molecule that can act as a donor and acceptor you end up with a much better interaction with water and end up with something that is more miscible. Ethers are only acceptors since they do not have a hydrogen attached to the oxygen. So, they can only accept a proton from water.

Methoxyethane (ethyl methyl ether) is more likely to be a liquid at 50 °C50 °C than is 1-propanol

This is false because propanol has a boiling temperature (this is the temperature at which the vapor pressure of a liquid equals the pressure surrounding the liquid and the liquid changes into a vapor) of 97-98 °C while methoxyethane a boiling point of 7.4 °C.

This means at 50 °C propanol is liquid but methoxyethane at 50°C is a gas.

Alcohol molecules can form hydrogen bonds among themselves;ether molecules cannot

This is true because:

Ether molecules cannot form hydrogen bonding between themselves because the oxygen atom is attached to 2 alkyl or aryl groups R-O-R, e.g diethyl ether, or Ar-O-Ar, such as diphenylether (C6H5)2O

C2H5-O-C2H5,m or dimethyl ether CH3—O-CH3. however they can between ether molecules and other molecules containing hydrogen atoms, such as alcohols, CH3OH. Any molecule with the hydrogen attached to a strongly electronegative element e.g Nitrogen or fluorine.

Methoxyethane (ethyl methyl ether) has a higher boiling point than 1-propanol.

This is false: Methoxyethane has a boiling point of 7.4 °C while propanol has a boiling point of 97-98 °C. This can be shown because at roomtemperature Methoxyethane is a gas but propanol is a liquid.