What is different about the three isomers of pentane?

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What is different about the three isomers of pentane?

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Answer 1 · 2017-06-14T05:11:37

Well, their connectivity.........

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We have $C_{5} H_{12}$ $C_5H_12$ , and form this formula we get structural isomers of $n-pentane$ $"n-pentane"$ , $H_{3} C - C H_{2} C H_{2} C H C H_{3}$ $H_3C-CH_2CH_2CH_"CH_3$ , $isopentane$ $"isopentane"$ , $H_{3} C - (H_{3} C) C H C H_{2} C H_{3}$ $H_3C-(H_3C)CHCH_2CH_3$ , and $neopentane$ $"neopentane"$ , ${(H_{3} C)}_{4} C$ $(H_3C)_4C$ .

In each isomer, the connectivity of the carbon-carbon chain is different. The isomers would have slightly different metling and boiling points, with $n-pentane$ $"n-pentane"$ as the LEAST volatile. Why so?

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