Explaining Vapor Pressure in Terms of IMFs Given the shown structural formulas for these four compounds, explain their relative vapor pressures in terms of types and extents of IMFs: OH I H₂C-CH₂ ethanol HO OH | | H₂C-CH₂ ethylene glycol CH3-CH₂-O-CH₂-CH3 and H-O-H diethyl ether water

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Explaining Vapor Pressure in Terms of IMFs
Given the shown structural formulas for these four compounds, explain their relative vapor pressures in
terms of types and extents of IMFs:
OH
I
H₂C-CH₂
ethanol
HO
OH
| |
H₂C-CH₂
ethylene glycol
Solution
CH₂CH₂OH: H-bonding & LDF.
CH₂OHCH₂OH: Stronger H-bonding than ethanol (also LDF), and higher MM than H₂O.
More viscous than ethanol, thus quite a low P
vap.
CH3-CH₂-0-CH₂ CH3 and H-O-H
diethyl ether
water
C4H₁0O: Dispersion forces AND dipole-dipole. Diethylether is quite a volatile
substance, with quite a high Pvap:
vap•
H₂O: H-bonding & LDF. Although the molecule with the LOWEST Molar Mass, it has
Of the choices above, ONLY ethylene glycol has a LOWER Pvap-
a low Pvap.
LOWEST Pvap
HIGHEST Pvap
<diethyl ether
ethylene glycol <
H₂O
< CH₂CH₂OH
Transcribed Image Text:Explaining Vapor Pressure in Terms of IMFs Given the shown structural formulas for these four compounds, explain their relative vapor pressures in terms of types and extents of IMFs: OH I H₂C-CH₂ ethanol HO OH | | H₂C-CH₂ ethylene glycol Solution CH₂CH₂OH: H-bonding & LDF. CH₂OHCH₂OH: Stronger H-bonding than ethanol (also LDF), and higher MM than H₂O. More viscous than ethanol, thus quite a low P vap. CH3-CH₂-0-CH₂ CH3 and H-O-H diethyl ether water C4H₁0O: Dispersion forces AND dipole-dipole. Diethylether is quite a volatile substance, with quite a high Pvap: vap• H₂O: H-bonding & LDF. Although the molecule with the LOWEST Molar Mass, it has Of the choices above, ONLY ethylene glycol has a LOWER Pvap- a low Pvap. LOWEST Pvap HIGHEST Pvap <diethyl ether ethylene glycol < H₂O < CH₂CH₂OH
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