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Ethanol has higher b.p. than butane although the latter has higher relative molecular mass. explain
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it is because ethanol has great affinity with water due presence of OH group as a functional group while butane lacks any OH group.
Explanation:
The presence of OH group in ethanol ensures hydrogen bonding with water.In this kind of bonding the OH group will attach with H atoms present in water.and it is quite difficult to break these bonds during boiling.
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