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Ethyl alcohol evaporates faster then water, why?​

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User Suresh A
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Alcohol evaporates because of its vapor pressure and therefore, its molecule lying at the surface of alcohol (liquid-gas boundary) breaks its hydrogen bonding and tends to escape out of the alcohol solution. It should be noted that alcohol evaporates at a faster rate than water.

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User Lkolbly
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because it melting point is low

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