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Trends in Alkane Boiling Points

This activity is an investigation into the relationship between alkane length and boiling points. Students develop a mathematical model of this relationship and use it to make predictions and error analysis.

Keywords:: Teaching With Models, Life Science, Mathematical and Statistical Models, Chemistry, NSDL, Mathematics, Education, Biology, Organic Chemistry

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Science and Technology / Biology

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Material Type:: Assessment Tool
Date Added to MERLOT:: July 27, 2016
Date Modified in MERLOT:: May 13, 2020
Author:: Paula Woods
Submitter:: Barbra Bied Sperling

Primary Audience:: High School, College General Ed
Technical Format:: Website
Mobile Compatibility:: Not specified at this time
Language:: English
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Creative Commons:: This work is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 United States