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Why alcohol exist in a liquid state while smaller hydrocarbon tend to be gases?
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∙ 9y ago
Precisely because of the size of the molecules. Larger molecules have a greater tendency to stick together, because there are more places where they can interact, and thus, a greater total force.
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