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10.3 Exercise 16

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Explain why the molar enthalpies of vaporization of the following substances increase in the order CH4 < C2H6 < C3H8, even though the type of IMF (dispersion) is the same.

OpenStax Chemistry 2e, 10.3 Phase Transitions, exercise 16

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