Chemistry
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Chapter1: Chemical Foundations
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How do I rank these from strongest to weakest in terms of intermolecular forces (H-Bond, Dipole, London Dispersion)? Why would the ranking be this way?

Transcribed Image Text:The image contains four chemical structures labeled (a) to (d).
(a) The molecular structure is a hydrocarbon chain:
- It represents butane, with a branched structure.
- The structure shows a branched chain with the formula C4H10, displayed as CH3-CH(CH3)-CH2-CH3.
(b) The structure represents a sugar alcohol, likely glycerol:
- This compound has three carbon atoms with hydroxyl (OH) groups attached to the first, second, and third carbons, indicating it is a triol.
- The structure shows CH2(OH)-CH(OH)-CH2(OH).
(c) The formula shown is H2O:
- This is the chemical formula for water, consisting of two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom.
(d) This structure represents an acetone molecule:
- It is a ketone with a central carbon atom double-bonded to oxygen (indicating a carbonyl group) and single-bonded to two CH3 groups on either side.
- The structure can be written as CH3-CO-CH3.
These structures are important in understanding basic organic chemistry and functional groups: alkanes, alcohols, and ketones.
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