Lecture 22 Homework Answers

Substance: Butane, CH3(CH2)2CH3 Diethyl ether, C2H5-O-C2H5 Methanol, CH3OH Ethylamine, CH3CH2NH2 Water, H2O Decane, CH3(CH2)8CH3

Dispersion forces Dispersion forces, dipole-dipole Dispersion forces, dipole-dipole, H-bond Dispersion forces, dipole-dipole, H-bond Dispersion forces, dipole-dipole, H-bond Dispersion forces

NB Dispersion forces are always present. Dispersion forces are strongest in decane which has the greatest number of electrons (and the highest molecular weight) H-bonding is most important in water, which can form four H-bonds. (ethylamine and methanol molecules can only for 3 H-bonds each.)