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INFORMATION FOR DICHLOROPHENOXY:

Melting Point in Degrees Celsius 140.5

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Formula= C8H6Cl2O3

Boiling Point in Degrees Celsius 1600.4
Solubility  H2O 1;EtOH 3; bz 2
Density in grams per liter 1.72919
Molar Mass 221.0 grams

Percent Composition by Mass of Dichlorophenoxy:

Carbon= 43.44% Hydrogen= 2.714 % Chlorine= 32.13% Oxygen= 21.72%

Percent Composition by Number of Dichlorophenoxy

Carbon= 42.11% Hydrogen= 31.58% Chlorine= 10.53% Oxygen= 15.79%

 

INFORMATION FOR TRICHLOROPHENOXY

Melting Point in Degrees Celsius 153

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Formula= C8H5Cl3O3

Boiling Point in Degrees Celsius 1590.9
Solubility H2O 1; EtOH 3; bz 4
Density in Grams per liter  1.231420 
Molar Weight

Molar weight= 255.5

  Percent Composition by Mass of TRICHLOROPHENOXY:   

Carbon= 37.57% Hydrogen= 1.957% Chlorine= 41.68% Oxygen= 18.79%

Percent Composition by Number of TRICHLOROPHENOXY: 

Carbon= 42.11% Hydrogen= 42.11% Chlorine= 15.79% Oxygen= 15.79%

Type of Bonding:

The type of bonding that hold the molecules together is covalent bonding. This is the type of bonding because the molecule begins with a carbon making it an organic molecule and a covalent bond.