General Chemistry: Atoms First
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Author: John E. McMurry, Robert C. Fay
Publisher: Prentice Hall
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Chapter 10, Problem 10.36SP
Methanol (CH3OH; bp = 65 °C) boils nearly 230 °C higher than methane (CH4; bp = −164 °C), but 1-decanol (C10H21OH; bp = 231 °C) boils only 57 °C higher than decane (C10H22; bp = 174 °C). Explain.
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