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A student left a mixture of some alkyl halides (RCI and RBr) in an open containe

ID: 1070726 • Letter: A

Question

A student left a mixture of some alkyl halides (RCI and RBr) in an open container for several hours. What happened to the composition of the halide mixture during that time? A student left a mixture of some alkyl halides (RCI and RBr) in an open container for several hours. What happened to the composition of the halide mixture during that time? A student left a mixture of some alkyl halides (RCI and RBr) in an open container for several hours. What happened to the composition of the halide mixture during that time?

Explanation / Answer

RBr exerts more vapor pressure than RCl at any temeprature. therefore RBr does not vaporize that easily. As a results we find RBr is rich in the liquid residue left.