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Ch.8 Gases, Liquids and Solids
McMurry - Fundamentals of General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry 8th Edition
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Capitolo 8, Problema 2a

Would you expect the boiling points to increase or decrease in the following series? Explain.
a. Kr, Ar, Ne

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Identify the trend in the periodic table: Krypton (Kr), Argon (Ar), and Neon (Ne) are all noble gases located in Group 18 of the periodic table. They are arranged in order of increasing atomic number, with Neon being the smallest and Krypton the largest.
Understand the relationship between atomic size and intermolecular forces: As the atomic size increases, the number of electrons also increases. This leads to stronger London dispersion forces (a type of van der Waals force), which are the primary intermolecular forces in noble gases.
Relate intermolecular forces to boiling points: Stronger intermolecular forces require more energy to overcome, resulting in higher boiling points. Therefore, the boiling point is expected to increase as the atomic size increases.
Apply the trend to the given series: Neon (Ne) has the smallest atomic size and weakest London dispersion forces, so it will have the lowest boiling point. Argon (Ar) is larger than Neon, so it will have a higher boiling point. Krypton (Kr) is the largest, so it will have the highest boiling point in the series.
Conclude the trend: The boiling points in the series (Ne, Ar, Kr) are expected to increase as you move from Neon to Krypton due to the increasing strength of London dispersion forces with atomic size.

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