Which One of the Following Substances Would You Predict to Have

question 47

Multiple Choice

Which one of the following substances would you predict to have the highest boiling point? In these line drawings, a carbon is implicit at the end of a line (bond) or where two or more lines come together. Carbon requires four bonds so any missing bonds are implicitly bonds to hydrogen atoms.

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