Question
Suggest the most important type of intermolecular attractive interaction in the following pairs.
(i) n-hexane and n-octane.
(ii) I2 and CCl4.
(iii) NaCl O4 and water.
(iv) methanol and acetone.
(v) acetonitrite (CH3 CN) and acetone (C3H6O).
Solution
Answer:
(i) The intermolecular attractive forces between the A-A and B-B are nearly equal to those between A-B.
(ii) A-B interactions are weaker than those between A-A or B-B.
(iii) A-B interactions are more than those between A-A and B-B.
(iv) A-B interactions are less than A-A and B-B interactions.
(v) A-B interactions are more than A-A and B-B interactions.