Chapter 11, Problem 17b
Describe the intermolecular forces that must be overcome to convert these substances from a liquid to a gas: (b) CH3COOH,
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(b) Which type of intermolecular attractive force operates only between polar molecules?
(c) Which type of intermolecular attractive force operates only between the hydrogen atom of a polar bond and a nearby small electronegative atom?
(b) Which of these kinds of interactions are broken when a liquid is converted to a gas?
Which type of intermolecular force accounts for each of these differences? (b) Xe is a liquid at atmospheric pressure and 120 K, whereas Ar is a gas under the same conditions.
Which type of intermolecular force accounts for each of these differences? (d) Acetone boils at 56 °C, whereas 2-methylpropane boils at -12 °C.
(a) List the following molecules in order of increasing polar- izability: GeCl4, CH4, SiCl4, SiH4, and GeBr4. (b) Predict the order of boiling points of the substances in part (a).