Which Statement Best Explains Why Propanoic Acid Boils at a Much

question 42

Multiple Choice

Which statement best explains why propanoic acid boils at a much higher temperature than hexane?

• A)Lower molecular weights tend to boil at higher temperatures.
• B)Propanoic acid has weaker intermolecular forces than hexane.
• C)Propanoic acid molecules can hydrogen bond with other propanoic molecules but hexane is nonpolar and cannot hydrogen bond.
• D)Chains with fewer carbon atoms tend to boil at higher temperatures than ones with more carbon atoms.
• E)None of the choices are correct.

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