Base your answers to questions 73 through 77 on the information below and on your knowledge of chemistry.
Diethyl ether is used as a laboratory and industrial solvent. The boiling point of diethyl ether at standard pressure is 34.6�C. The equation below represents a reaction that produces diethyl ether.
73 Identify the element in diethyl ether that allows it to be classified as an organic compound. [1]
Answer--> C
74 State the number of electrons shared between the carbon atoms in one molecule of the organic reactant. [1]
Answer-->4 or 2 pairs
75 State why the reaction is classified as a synthesis reaction. [1]
Answer--> 2 substances form 1
76 Explain, in terms of the strength of intermolecular forces, why the boiling point of diethyl ether at standard pressure is lower than the boiling point of water at standard pressure. [1]
Answer--> Diethyl ether has weaker IMFs
or water has stronger IMFs
77 Draw a structural formula for an isomer of the product that has the same functional group. [1]