AP EAMCET202125 Aug 2021Morning ShiftChemistryChemical Bonding and Molecular StructureActual
The dominant intermolecular force that must be overcome to convert liquid methanol to its vapour is
Options
- Acovalent bonds
- Bdipole-dipole interactions
- Chydrogen bonds
- Dcoordinate bonds
Correct answer
C. hydrogen bonds
Step-by-step solution
In methanol ( CH ₃ OH ) , intermolecular hydrogen bonding exists. When H -atom is directly linked with nitrogen, oxygen or fluorine, it forms inter or intramolecular H-bond. Hence, the intermolecular H -bonding in methanol molecule must be overcome in converting liquid CH ₃ OH to vapour.