Why is ethanol LESS volatile than ethane?

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anor277
Apr 7, 2017

Ethyl alcohol possesses STRONG INTERMOLECULAR interaction....

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And ethane only offers the possibility of weaker dispersion forces between molecules, and has a boiling point of -89 ""^@C. On the other hand, ethyl alcohol has a boiling point of 78 ""^@C, and this reflects the influence of hydrogen-bonding as a binding force between molecules.

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