Chemistry for Today: General, Organic, and Biochemistry
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Author: Spencer L. Seager, Michael R. Slabaugh, Maren S. Hansen
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Chapter 14, Problem 14.16E
Explain why propane boils at
the same molecular weight, boils at
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1. Explain the following
- why stearic acid has higher melting point than decanoic acid.
- why benzoic acid has higher melting point than stearic acid.
- why salicylic acid has higher melting point than benzoic acid.
- why octane has a higher melting point than isooctane.
- why 2,2,3,3-tetramethylbutane has the highest melting point among the three isomers of C8H18.
Chapter 14 Solutions
Chemistry for Today: General, Organic, and Biochemistry
Ch. 14 - Prob. 14.1ECh. 14 - Prob. 14.2ECh. 14 - Identify each of the following compounds as an...Ch. 14 - Identify each of the following compounds as an...Ch. 14 - Prob. 14.5ECh. 14 - Prob. 14.6ECh. 14 - Prob. 14.7ECh. 14 - Prob. 14.8ECh. 14 - Draw structural formulas and give IUPAC names for...Ch. 14 - Draw structural formulas and give IUPAC names for...
Ch. 14 - Each of the following names is wrong. Give the...Ch. 14 - Each of the following names is wrong. Give the...Ch. 14 - Prob. 14.13ECh. 14 - Prob. 14.14ECh. 14 - Prob. 14.15ECh. 14 - Explain why propane boils at 42C, whereas ethanal,...Ch. 14 - Use a dotted line to show hydrogen bonding between...Ch. 14 - Use a dotted line to show hydrogen bonding between...Ch. 14 - Prob. 14.19ECh. 14 - Prob. 14.20ECh. 14 - Prob. 14.21ECh. 14 - Prob. 14.22ECh. 14 - Prob. 14.23ECh. 14 - Prob. 14.24ECh. 14 - Label each of the following as acetals, ketals, or...Ch. 14 - Label each of the following as acetals, ketals, or...Ch. 14 - Label each of the following structures as a cyclic...Ch. 14 - Label each of the following structures as a...Ch. 14 - What two functional groups react to form the...Ch. 14 - Hemiacetals are sometimes referred to as potential...Ch. 14 - Complete the following statements: a. Oxidation of...Ch. 14 - Prob. 14.32ECh. 14 - Prob. 14.33ECh. 14 - Prob. 14.34ECh. 14 - Prob. 14.35ECh. 14 - Not all aldehyde give a positve Bendicts test....Ch. 14 - A stockroom assistant prepares three bottles, each...Ch. 14 - Glucose, the sugar present within the blood, gives...Ch. 14 - Fructose, present with glucose in honey, reacts...Ch. 14 - Prob. 14.40ECh. 14 - Prob. 14.41ECh. 14 - Complete the following equations. If no reaction...Ch. 14 - Complete the following equations. If no reaction...Ch. 14 - Describe the products that result when hydrogen...Ch. 14 - Prob. 14.45ECh. 14 - Draw structural formulas for the products of the...Ch. 14 - The following compounds are cyclic acetals or...Ch. 14 - The following compounds are cyclic acetals or...Ch. 14 - Write equations to show how the following...Ch. 14 - Prob. 14.50ECh. 14 - Identify the most important aldehyde and ketone...Ch. 14 - Using Table 14.3, name an aldehyde or ketone used...Ch. 14 - Prob. 14.53ECh. 14 - CH3COH(O)CH3COOHacetaldehydeaceticacid You need to...Ch. 14 - The addition of water to aldehydes and ketones...Ch. 14 - Prob. 14.56ECh. 14 - Formaldehyde levels above 0.10mg/1000L of ambient...Ch. 14 - In the IUPAC name for the following ketone, it is...Ch. 14 - Why can formaldehyde (CH2O) be prepared in the...Ch. 14 - Other addition reactions of aldehydes occur....Ch. 14 - Prob. 14.61ECh. 14 - Prob. 14.62ECh. 14 - Vanilla flavoring is either extracted from a...Ch. 14 - Prob. 14.64ECh. 14 - The use of acetone in laboratory experiments must...Ch. 14 - Prob. 14.66ECh. 14 - Prob. 14.67ECh. 14 - Which of the following would be classified as a...
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