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A substance which is volatile does not have possess the strong intermolecular forces present in water. Water is held together by hydrogen bonding, where the positive end of one water molecule is strongly attracted to the negative end of another water molecule. This explains water's high boiling point of 100 degrees Celsius. A volatile compound will have either much less hydrogen bonding, or perhaps even the much weaker London dispersion forces as its only intermolecular force. This means less surface tension and a much lower boiling point. So it will evaporate much more quickly. Example: equal volume puddles of gasoline and water. The gasoline will evaporate much more quickly than the water puddle.

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