Subject the mixture of p-nitrobenzaldehyde and camphor to atmospheric sublimation; the camphor will sublime onto the tube filled with ice while the p-nitrobenzaldehyde remains in the flask itself. If benzoic acid is used, the mixture could be separated similarly using vacuum sublimation.
3 Which of the following compounds would be likely to evaporate readily? Explain your answer.
Correct Answer
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Only (b) and (c). Fenchone will evaporate readily because it is spherically shaped. Pentacene will evaporate becaue it is cylindricaly shaped. Hexadecane has a zig-zag shape and strong van der Waal attractions.
Which of the following compounds could be subjected to sublimation at atmospheric pres- sure?
a) Compound A: vapor pressure at its melting point = 770 mm Hg
(b) Compound B: vapor pressure at its melting point = 400 mm Hg
(c) Compound C: vapor pressure at its melting point = 10 mm Hg
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Compounds A and B will have significant vapor pressure at their melting point.