Question

The student uses a compound from the same homologous series with 7 carbon atoms.
i) No rise in temperature is obtained.
ii) Suggest one change that can be made to make it possible to obtain temperature rise.​

Answer 1

• The alkanes are a homologous series of hydrocarbons. This means that they have similar chemical properties to each other and they have trends in physical properties. For example, as the chain length increases, their boiling point increases.