A chemistry problem by Gandhali Rangan
The above figure shows the cross sectional shape of water, ethanol and pentane when you drop an equal volume of each liquid on a glass plate. Which of the following orders regarding
is correct?
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1 solution
The difference in the shape is due to the intermolecular attraction and
Δ H vapor is proportional to the strength of these intermolecular interactions.