Destroyer Bio Q34

Started by hannah999
Get help with your application

Use all the free resources available to you from SDN: articles, guides, expert advising, forums discussions, and school research.

Browse articles Compare schools My application plan Read Interview Feedback
Practice for interviews Ask an Advisor
hannah999

hannah999

Full Member
10+ Year Member
15+ Year Member
Answer B states: A sample with higher adenine-thymine ratio will melt lower than one with guanine-cytosine.

According to the book, this answer choice is true, but I thought since adenine-thymine has only 2 hydrogen bonds compared to guanine-cytosine, it will have a lower boiling point and higher melting point.

Is it always true that if a sample has a higher boiling point, it will also have a lower melting point (they are opposite)?

Thanks!
 
Sort by date Sort by votes
Hydrogen bonding increase meting and boiling points, because they increase intermolecular forces which cause something to prefer its solid form. The higher the boiling and melting points, the easier it is to become solid.
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
You must log in or register to reply here.