In general the boiling point of a molecule increases as the length of the carbon chain increases, this is due to the fact that there are now more atoms within the molecule and therefore more intermolecular forces to be overcome (Unknown: 2014). Intermolecular forces are forces that act between atoms in a molecule or molecules themselves (Hydrocarbon boiling points: 2014). The more carbon atoms the heavier the entire molecule becomes, this means that more energy is required to make the phase change…
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