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Why is methanol more volatile than etanol.​

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User Sylbru
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Step-by-step explanation:

Methanol has the higher vapor pressure because its molecular weight is less than ethanol and so its intermolecular forces are less than ethanol's.

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User Zhumengzhu
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Answer:

its molecular weight is less than ethanol and so its intermolecular forces are less than ethanol's.

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