Chemistry and Chemical Reactivity (9th Edition)

by Kotz, John C.; Treichel, Paul M.; Townsend, John R.; Treichel, David A.

Published by Cengage Learning

ISBN 10: 1133949649

ISBN 13: 978-1-13394-964-0

Chapter 11 Intermolecular Forces and Liquids - Study Questions - Page 435b: 35

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From lowest to highest: Ethane: nonpolar; HCl: polar; Ethanol: hydrogen bonding. Note, the more polar a substance is, the larger the intermolecular forces generally are. Since Hydrogen Bonding involves extreme polarity, elements with Hydrogen Bonding have large intermoleular forces.

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