13)	The correct order of melting points of isomeric pentanes is (A) n-Pentane > iso-Pentane > neo - Pentane (B) neo-Pentane > n-Pentane > iso-Pentane (C) neo-Pentane > iso-Pentane > n-Pentane (D) n-Pentane > neo-Pentane > iso-Pentane

Explain the ansss plzzz.....

hey geoff,

the answer to your question is option B

as :

isomers          Melting point(C^o)  

n-pentane                −129.8

isopentane               −159.9

neopentane              −16.6

Hey thank you for the ans but can u say how to predict it ....???

Correct answer is (A)., bcoz, chain with no branch has more vanderwaal attractions. This declines with inc. in branching!!!!!!!

           Good Luck!!!!!!!

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yeah geoff, 

 if you consider the Rotation about two central single C-C bonds of n-pentane produces four different conformations.

Even, the melting point of neopentane, the most heavily branched of the three, is 100 °C higher that of isopentane. The anomalously high melting point of neopentane has been attributed to the better solid-state packing assumed to be possible with its tetrahedral molecule; but this explanation has been challenged on account of it having a lower density than the other two isomers. The branched isomers are more stable (have lower heat of formation and heat of combustion) than normal pentane.