You are studying the boiling points of liquids with some fellow students. You have two liquids of different molecular weights, and you test each of them twice. You find that the one with a lower molecular weight also has a lower boiling point. You would like to be more confident with the pattern you are noticing. What are two possible next steps? In one to two sentences, give specific, different examples of how the experiment could be extended, assessed, or improved.(2 points)
1. One possible next step would be to introduce a liquid with a similar molecular weight to the one with lower boiling point and test their boiling points. This would help assess if the observed pattern holds true even when comparing liquids with similar molecular weights.
2. Another possible next step would be to test liquids with different molecular weights but similar chemical properties, such as similar functional groups or structural similarities. This would help determine if the observed pattern is solely dependent on the molecular weight or if other factors are influencing the boiling points.