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Because some of the molecules fit in between each other, filling in the gaps normally between molecules in these substances.

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Molecules of water are bigger than the molecules of ethanol. That means that the ethanol molecules fill in the space between the bigger water molecules.

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Q: When 50 mL of ethanol is mixed with 50 mL of water a solution forms The volume of the final solution is less than 100 mL Propose an explanation for this phenomenon?
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