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Due to the Hydrogen bonds existing beween water molecules.

The electronegative oxygen causes a dipole in water molecules.

The slightly positive hydrogens of one water molecule bond to the slightly negative oxygens of other water molecules. This bond formed between many water molecules results in water having a higher boiling point than alcohol. Alcohol only has Van der vaal's forces existing between their molecules and these forces are weaker than hydrogen bonds.

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When alcohol and water are boiled what one will evaporate first?

The alcohol will evaporate first because it has a lower boiling point than water. Alcohol typically boils at a lower temperature (around 173°F or 78°C) compared to water (212°F or 100°C), allowing it to evaporate more quickly.


Can alcohol evaporated from mixture of waterand alcohol?

Yes, the process is known as Distillation. Works on the property that Alcohol (ethanol) and Water have different boiling points. Water boils at 100 C and Alcohol at about 60-70 C. Heating above 70 but below 95 will vaporise the alcohol, leaving Water.


Does rubbing alcohol or water boil faster?

Boiling points: Propanol: 97.1 oC Isopropanol: 82.3 oC So yes, propanol has a higher boiling point than isopropanol. Since both isomers can hydrogen bond, the difference may be due to the fact that propanol, due to its more linear shape, is able to pack more densely than isopropanol (as verified by propanol's density of 0.803 g/ml vs. isopropanol's 0.786 g/ml) and experience more London Dispersion forces.


Why alcohols boiling point is 100 degree celsius and water 1is lower 78 degree celsius?

Water boils at a higher temperature than alcohol(ethanol) as the inter-particular bonding is stronger. Water is held together by hydrogen bonding and although ethanol is also held together by hydrogen bonding, it is weaker due to the CH3CH2- group keeping the hydrogen bonds separated.Water boils at ~100 oC whereas alcohol boils at ~78 oC.


If alcohol reaches its boiling point will water remain?

A mixture of ethyl alcohol and water actually boils at a lower temperature than either pure ethanol or pure water (the word for this is azeotrope). This is why you don't see liquors higher than 190 proof; that's essentially the maximum possible ethanol concentration you can get from distillation. It is possible to get 200 proof/100% ethanol ("absolute alcohol" in chemistry jargon) but it requires a more complicated and expensive procedure than ordinary distillation. If the starting material of the distillation was more than 95% ethanol then ethanol will remain; if it was less then water will remain.

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What will boil first water or alcohol?

I assume that by "boils faster" you really mean "boils at a lower temperature", and that by "alcohol" you mean "ethanol". Ethanol has a lower boiling temperature than water at standard pressure. However, a mixture of ethanol and water boils lower than either by themselves do. This is called an "azeotrope" and it happens for ethanol/water mixtures at about 95% ethanol, which is why it's essentially impossible to get ethanol to more than 190 proof by distillation alone.


When alcohol and water are boiled what one will evaporate first?

The alcohol will evaporate first because it has a lower boiling point than water. Alcohol typically boils at a lower temperature (around 173°F or 78°C) compared to water (212°F or 100°C), allowing it to evaporate more quickly.


Which liquid will boil last water or mercury or alcohol?

Mercury will boil last, as it has a higher boiling point than water and alcohol. Mercury boils at around 674 degrees Fahrenheit, while water boils at 212 degrees Fahrenheit and alcohol at about 173 degrees Fahrenheit.


Why does alcohol evaporate after than water?

Alcohol is evaporated first.


Can alcohol evaporated from mixture of waterand alcohol?

Yes, the process is known as Distillation. Works on the property that Alcohol (ethanol) and Water have different boiling points. Water boils at 100 C and Alcohol at about 60-70 C. Heating above 70 but below 95 will vaporise the alcohol, leaving Water.


Does rubbing alcohol or water boil faster?

Boiling points: Propanol: 97.1 oC Isopropanol: 82.3 oC So yes, propanol has a higher boiling point than isopropanol. Since both isomers can hydrogen bond, the difference may be due to the fact that propanol, due to its more linear shape, is able to pack more densely than isopropanol (as verified by propanol's density of 0.803 g/ml vs. isopropanol's 0.786 g/ml) and experience more London Dispersion forces.


Why is temperature of boiling water cannot be measured using an alcohol thermometer?

Alcohol thermometers are not suitable for measuring the temperature of boiling water because alcohol has a lower boiling point than water. The alcohol inside the thermometer would evaporate before reaching the temperature of boiling water, therefore providing an inaccurate reading.


How is beer different to whiskey?

Beer is run by direct fermentation and will not exceed a maimum of 14%. The must developes alcohol which then kills the yeast endind fermentation. If the must is then boiled at controlled temperature, the alcohol which boils at a lower temperature than water than water boils out at about 180 proof, then continued boiling allows the temperature to rise to 212 degress and start putting out water and thinning the whiskey to any desired lowe amount for drinking.


Does water condensate?

No. The reason for this deals with the nature of condensation and solutions. A solution is a liquid where the dominant liquid or solvent has other solids, liquids, or ions, in it called solutes. Saltwater is a solution where water is the solvent and the salts are the solutes. When a solution boils, the solutes and solvents split apart. For example, vodka is a solution where water is a solvent and alcohol is the solute. Since alcohol boils at a lower temperature than water the alcohol boils off before the water does. In the case of saltwater, the water boils long before salt. Condensation is when a gas turns into a liquid. Since the water vapor does not carry salt (i.e. fresh water vapor from boiled saltwater), it does not condense as saltwater but as fresh water.


How Eliminate alcohol in urine test?

The only way to eliminate alcohol from a urine test is to wait for your body to metabolize and eliminate it naturally. This process typically takes several hours, depending on the amount of alcohol consumed. Drinking water or other fluids will not speed up this process.


Does argon boil at a higher temperature than helium?

Yes, argon boils at a higher temperature than helium. Argon boils at -185.86°C whereas helium boils at -268.9°C.


Does milk boils faster than water?

Water boils faster