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At 1 atm and 298 K, pentane is a liquid whereas propane is a gas. Explain.
At 1 atm and 298 K, methanol is a liquid whereas propane is a gas. Explain.
Indicate the hybridization of the carbon atom in methanol
Indicate the hybridization of the carbon atom in methanoic (formic) acid
Draw the complete Lewis electron-dot diagram for a molecule of propanoic acid, HC3H5O2 .
Explain the following observations about the two carbon-oxygen bonds in the methanoate (formate) anion, HCO2−. You may draw a Lewis electron-dot diagram (or diagrams) of the methanoate ion as part of your explanations.
Observation 1: The two carbon-oxygen bonds in the methanoate (formate) anion, HCO2−, have the same length.
Explain the following observations about the two carbon-oxygen bonds in the methanoate (formate) anion, HCO2−. You may draw a Lewis electron-dot diagram (or diagrams) of the methanoate ion as part of your explanations.
Observation 2: The length of the carbon-oxygen bonds in the methanoate (formate) anion, HCO2−, is intermediate between the length of the carbon-oxygen bond in methanol and the length of the carbon-oxygen bond in methanal.
What is one question you still have about intermolecular forces?