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Title: surface area dependence on boiling point
Post by: dyxjtiy on March 27, 2004, 04:09:59 AM

Why does 2,2-dimethylpropane have a lower boiling point than 2,3-dimethylpropane? Does anyone know?

Edit: edited title for better indexing. Mitch

Title: Re:2,2-dimethylpropane
Post by: Mitch on March 27, 2004, 04:31:31 AM

2,2- is more spherical and has lower surface area than 2,3-

Title: Re: surface area dependence on boiling point
Post by: AhmedEzatAlzawalaty on March 11, 2007, 08:43:00 PM

as surface tension increases surface bp increases

Title: Re: surface area dependence on boiling point
Post by: charco on March 13, 2007, 05:57:18 AM

err 2,3 dimethyl propane doesn't exist for a start...

it would be methyl butane