Chemistry A-Level
Volatility compared with alkanes
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Intermolecular hydrogen bonds must be overcome to separate molecules, so alcohols are less volatile than alkanes of similar Mr, whose only intermolecular forces are weaker London dispersion forces.
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- Alcohols (OCR A-Level)
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