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Hydrocarbon that is liquid at room tempe...

Hydrocarbon that is liquid at room temperature is:

A

pentane

B

butane

C

propane

D

ethane

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The correct Answer is:
A

The principal intermolecular interactions between alkane molecules are London or dispersion forces. Due to thirteen `(C_(5) "to" C_(17))` are liquids, and higher ones `(C_(18)"onwards")` are solides at `298 K`.
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