Anyone here good at chemistry?

[Scott-105]

I think this is the right section

Anyway, so I am in grade 12 chemistry at school. We did a lab the other day entitled "Comparison of Three Isomers of Butanol". We had to mix 1-Butanol, 2-Butanol and 2-methyl 2-propanol with concentrated hydro chloric acid. There was no reaction with the first two alcohols, but the third alcohol turned cloudy. Then, we mixed the same three alcohols with KMnO4(aq). The first two alcohols had a color change, but the third didn't. One of the questions associated with the lab asks "How can this investigation be accounted for in terms of intermolecular forces?" Does anyone know how to answer that?

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EDIT: Shoot, I thought I was in general discussions. Could a mod move this?

 

[Xuphor]

EDIT: Shoot, I thought I was in general discussions. Could a mod move this?

I don't know the rest, but this truly is the most fitting section. I honestly don't think you'll find anyone on this site that can help you though.

 

[CarbonX13]

EDIT: Shoot, I thought I was in general discussions. Could a mod move this?

I don't know the rest, but this truly is the most fitting section. I honestly don't think you'll find anyone on this site that can help you though.

You'd be surprised. A significant chunk of GBAtemp has extensive knowledge in various academic subjects. We have plenty of university graduates here... Though Chemistry 12 is kind of out of my reach (I'm a year below), so I can't really help on the subject. But I'm sure SOMEONE on these forums will be able to help.

 

[Zetta_x]

I graduated with an emphasis on physics, unfortunately I didn't have many (if any) chemistry classes.

(This is coming from my drinkingness right now)

based on the dispersion of cloudyness; I would imagine there was some sort of charge that is repelling each other (which causes the dispersion to occur). One alcohol may have been metallic which would act as a conductor (in which the charge would balance amongst the alcohol freely) thus changing color?


bleeehehehe

 

[Chhotu uttam]

I'm in Chemistry 10 so I don't know much about it

But maybe this can help -->link