Question

Given below is the data of hydrocarbon with their Boiling point. Go through the data and
randomly select 5 hydrocarbons. Find out the correlation between carbon chain length and boiling points.

Answer 1

Answer:

Explanation:

The boiling points of organic compounds can give important clues to other physical properties and structural characteristics. A liquid boils when its vapor pressure is equal to the atmospheric pressure. Vapor pressure is determined by the kinetic energy of molecules. Kinetic energy is related to temperature and the mass and velocity of the molecules (K.E. = 1/2 mv2). When the temperature reaches the boiling point, the average kinetic energy of the liquid particles is sufficient to overcome the forces of attraction that hold molecules in the liquid state.