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Grade 12th passOrganic Chemistry

Boiling point depends on the inter molecular hydrogen bonding.
Ethanol and propane have comparable molecular masses but their boiling points differ widely. Why?

Profile image of Harshit Singh
5 Years agoGrade 12th pass
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Profile image of Pawan Prajapati
5 Years ago
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Ethanol molecules are associated by intermolecular hydrogen bonding.
Ethanol molecules are associated by intermolecular hydrogen bonding. This is absent in propane. So Ethanol has higher boiling point.


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