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The overall shape of a molecule, which generally differs between isomers, affects its physical properties. In the case of alkanes, this can be seen when the amount of branching is increased or decreased. A long, single chain of carbon atoms has a large surface area, resulting in a lot of interactions with neighboring molecules, which increases the melting and boiling points. A highly branched alkane has much less room for interaction, giving it lower melting and boiling points.
The chemical properties of a molecule also depend on the arrangement of the atoms, especially when the functional groups differ. As an example, consider propanol, with the formula CH3CH2CH2OH. An isomer of this is methoxyethane, CH3CH2OCH3. Propanol is an alcohol and undergoes very different reactions than an ether like methoxyethane.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 13y agoDistillation would be one because if you boil the mixture of the two liquids, one of the substance will boil first and therefore you will collect its vapour first, than you can condense it. However this method works better with two mixture with two very different boiling point.
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∙ 11y agodid you mean cannot be...Its true, Isomers of the same physical properties cannot be seperated by distillation
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∙ 11y agonot necessarily
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Is it true or false that isomers have the same physical properties because the chemical formulas are identical?
False
Is the ratio the same in glucose and fructose?
Glucose and fructose are isomers, with the same empiric chemical formula but with a different structure and properties.
Is isotopes of same element have same properties?
The differences in chemical properties are not significant (excepting protium and deuterium); the physical properties are different.
Do isomers of the same molecule have identical chemical properties?
When two molecules have different configurations but the same atomic composition the two molecules cannot be said to have the same physio-chemical properties. In fact, a simple rearrangement, even with identical chemical formulas, can drastically change the properties of a substance.
What should be similarities among homologies?
Homologise have the different molecular masses so can not have the same physical properties, due to same functional group they show same chemical properties but with different rates of reaction.
Chemical compound which are isomers and have same physical and chemical properties?
Enantiomers..
If isomers of an alkali have the same molecular formula how do they differ?
Isomers have different physical and chemical properties.
Is it true or false that isomers have the same physical properties because the chemical formulas are identical?
False
Why do geometrical isomers differ in their physical and chemical properties?
Isomers differ in their structural formulas. For example, the chemical formula for the simple sugars glucose, fructose, and galactose is C6H12O6, but their structural formulas are different, which gives them different properties. Glucose, fructose, and galactose are isomers of one another.
Does chemical and physical properties are probably the same?
No. Chemical and physical properties are different.
Propanol and isopropanol are isomers This means that they have?
different molecular formulas but the same chemical properties
What physical properties are different for the isomers. explain.?
Isomers have different structures even though they have same compounds
What is same in H2O and D2O?
The chemical properties are the same. The physical properties are not.
How can two compounds make from the same element be different?
Isomers are compounds that exist in different molecular arrangements of atoms of the same elements and having identical atomic weights. Although isomers of a compound contain the same atoms in their molecules, the atoms are arranged in a different molecular structure and the isomers may differ in their physical, chemical, and biological properties.
Difference between chemical and physical change?
A chemical change is when the chemical properties of a substance changes and a physical change is when the chemical properties stay the same but the physical properties (shape, temperature etc...)
Is the ratio the same in glucose and fructose?
Glucose and fructose are isomers, with the same empiric chemical formula but with a different structure and properties.
Is isotopes of same element have same properties?
The differences in chemical properties are not significant (excepting protium and deuterium); the physical properties are different.
