Question 10 • Foothill-B Period-Chemistry-26/27B
For straight-chain alkanes, boiling point generally increases as the carbon chain gets longer because larger molecules have stronger attractions between them. Choice B goes from ethane (2 carbons) to pentane (5), heptane (7), and octane (8), so it lists them from lowest to highest boiling point.
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