Organic And Biological Chemistry
Organic And Biological Chemistry
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ISBN: 9781305081079
Author: STOKER, H. Stephen (howard Stephen)
Publisher: Cengage Learning,
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Chapter 3, Problem 3.35EP
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Why the boiling points of alcohols are higher than those of alkanes with the similar molecular mass has to be explained.

Concept Introduction:

Alcohol is an organic compound that has hydroxyl as its functional group.  Alcohols contain both nonpolar and polar groups in it.  Hydroxyl group is the polar group and the alkyl group is the nonpolar group.  Physical properties of alcohol depend on which of the two groups dominate.

Boiling point depends upon hydrogen bonding in alcohols.

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