Organic Chemistry
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ISBN: 9781118875766
Author: T. W. Graham Solomons, Craig B. Fryhle, Scott A. Snyder
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Chapter 4, Problem 39P
Without referring to tables, decide which member of each of the following pairs would have the higher boiling point. Explain your answers.
(a) Pentane or 2-methylbutane (d) Butane or 1-propanol
(b) Heptane or pentane (e) Butane or
(c) Propane or 2-chloropropane
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