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How would you rank fluidity:
short, unsaturated
long, unsaturated
short, saturated
long, unsaturated
My guess is from order of MOST fluid to LEAST fluid (lets assume unsaturated = about 2 double bonds in the molecule)
short, unsat > long, unsat > short, sat > long, sat
My assumption is that short, unsat has weaker bonding than long, unsat (assuming same number of double bonds) because a longer molecule, by default, would have more intermolecular interactions with itself and thus increase the melting point of the solution MORE THAN the short, unsaturated molecule. However correct me if im wrong.
Thanks.
How would you rank fluidity:
short, unsaturated
long, unsaturated
short, saturated
long, unsaturated
My guess is from order of MOST fluid to LEAST fluid (lets assume unsaturated = about 2 double bonds in the molecule)
short, unsat > long, unsat > short, sat > long, sat
My assumption is that short, unsat has weaker bonding than long, unsat (assuming same number of double bonds) because a longer molecule, by default, would have more intermolecular interactions with itself and thus increase the melting point of the solution MORE THAN the short, unsaturated molecule. However correct me if im wrong.
Thanks.