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Offline Jimi12303

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Water Vs. Ethanol
« on: January 24, 2021, 08:49:29 AM »
Hi! am just wondering how can water have a higer melting and boilling point than ethanol if both can make hydrogen bonds and ethanol can also make london dispersion bonds?
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Offline chenbeier

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Re: Water Vs. Ethanol
« Reply #1 on: January 24, 2021, 09:21:11 AM »
Water has two hydrogen to connect to other water molecules. Alcohol has only one. London dispersion bonds are more weaker as hydrogen bridge bonds.
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