Jerryt12 Posted April 3, 2010 Share Posted April 3, 2010 atoms form bonds with each other to be stable, right? If so, how come substances like hydrocarbon are so volatile? Souldn't it be stable? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Skeptic Posted April 3, 2010 Share Posted April 3, 2010 Hydrocarbon molecules are fairly stable. They're volatile because the intermolecular forces between them are weak. This is largely because carbon and hydrogen have a very similar electronegativity. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex folen Posted April 3, 2010 Share Posted April 3, 2010 volatile is a human definition for earthligs - stp in front of us. "stable" chemistry/physics speaking, is different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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