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The boiling points of the isomers of hexane are determined.

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Discussion
The boiling points of the five isomers of C6H14 are determined. The data may be plotted to illustrate that increased branching lowers the boiling point of alkanes due to decreasing London forces.


       

Design, Text, Chart and Demonstrator:  
  Gary Trammell University of Illinois at Springfield, Springfield, IL 62794
Videographer/Editor:  
  Steve Dykema University of Illinois at Springfield, Springfield, IL 62794