Mr. Smith and his friends go on a camping trip. They use propane (C3H8) to fuel their camping stove. Unfortunately it is raining outside and Mr. Smith decides it is best to use the camping stove to roast marshmallows inside the tent. What advice would you give Mr. Smith and why? (3 marks)

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Mr. Smith and his friends go on a camping trip. They use propane (C3H8) to fuel their camping stove. Unfortunately it is raining outside and Mr. Smith decides it is best to use the camping stove to roast marshmallows inside the tent. What advice would you give Mr. Smith and why? (3 marks

hydrocarbons are organic compounds that contain only hydrogens and carbons. they can be saturated (those which contain only carbon-carbon single bonds) or unsaturated (those which contain carbon-carbon double or triple bonds) in nature. hydrocarbons can undergo several reactions like substitution, elimination etc.  

on substituting one or more hydrogen atoms in hydrocarbon it results in the formation of haloalkane. as the halogen atoms are large compared to the carbon and hydrogen atoms, due to which the molecular weight increases and the bond become polar because of presence electronegative halogen atom and results in the increase in boiling point of the haloalkane.

thus, the correct option is (b) that is the boiling point of the new compound increases on substituting a hydrogen atom with a halogen in a hydrocarbon.