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You need to interrogate the alkane MELTING points...........as a physical scientist you need to interpret data NOT to estimate it.
Explanation:
And of course, you need to examine the actual [data.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Higher_alkanes) From the table, hexadecane,
You need a graph of alkane melting points.
Explanation:
It should look something like this:
You might define 20 °C as room temperature.
Then you would check the melting points of the alkanes from one carbon up.
The dividing line appears to come between hexadecane (16 carbons, melting point 18 °C) and heptadecane (17 carbons, melting point 21 °C).
Then, heptadecane would the first alkane to be a solid at room temperature.
