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bernaljr20031 bernaljr20031
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6 years ago

Neopentane C(CH3)4 has a melting point of 17 and an atmospheric boiling point of 10. The isomeric
  pentane CH3CH2CH2CH2CH3 has a lower melting point of 130 and a higher boiling point of 36. Exp

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6 years ago

Neopentane is very symmetrical and packs together well in a crystal, therefore giving a relatively high
melting point, but the London forces of pentane are stronger since those molecules have more surface area
to contact each other.

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6 years ago
Bravo this is awesome
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