Question

Atmospheric pressure decreases as altitude increases. In other words, there is more air pushing down on you at sea level, and there is less air pressure pushing down on you when you are on a mountain.If pentane (C5H12), hexane (C6H14), and hexanol (C6H13OH) are heated evenly at different altitudes.
Required:
Rank them according to the order in which you would expect them to begin boiling.

Answer 1

Answer:

Pentane » Hexane » Hexanol

Explanation:

Pentane and Hexane are simple molecular structured with discrete molecules having weak vanderwaals forces of attraction. But Hexane has high molecular mass than pentane hence pentane has lower boiling point than Hexane.

Hexanol has hydrogen bonds between highly electronegative oxygen atom and the hydrogen atom which break on high heat energy application hence it has high boiling point.