What effect does Branching have on melting point?
(do not answer its effect on boiling point, I will report)
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Going from “branched” to “highly branched” makes a molecule more compact and sphere-like. As the surface area of the molecule decreases (remember that spheres have the lowest surface area/volume ratio of any shape) they will become more compact and thus easier to pack. This explains the melting point phenomenon....
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What effect does Branching have on melting point?
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Due to branching the surface area of molecules decreases which makes it more compact, it will be easier to pack them tightly and it will be hard to break that compact structure so this explains that due to branching the melting point increases. Hence, option (A) is correct, increasing its melting point.
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