10. Empirically, it is found that the molar heat capacities of n-alkanes increase linearly with the number of carbons. Explain this trend. In the context of these compounds, describe heating and boiling at the molecular level and the differences between these two processes

answer:

the answer is 6 valence electrons.

explanation:

valence is the # of electrons on the outer most shell of an atom.

oxygen has 6.

although, the valency of oxygen is 2, because it only needs to make 2 covalent bonds, or gain 2 electrons, to achieve the stable octet configuration of a noble gas.

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