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Methanol (ch3oh) has a higher vapor pressure than octanol (c8h17oh) because

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Octanol is heavier and therefor has a higher Inter molecular force, Since the higher the inter molecular force is the lower the vapor pressure will be, Methanol has a higher vapor pressure because it has weaker dispersion forces than octanol.
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