Explain why the boiling point of ethanol is higher than that of hexane

      

Explain why the boiling point of ethanol is higher than that of hexane (Relative molecular mass of ethanol is 46 while that of hexane is 86)

  

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John
In addition to van der Waals forces, strong hydrogen bonds exist in ethanol. These bonds require more energy to break.
johnmulu answered the question on February 21, 2017 at 11:32


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