Homework Help: chemistry

Posted by Anonymous on Friday, October 28, 2011 at 5:05pm.

Ethanol and carbon dioxide have approximately the same molecular weight, yet carbon dioxide is a gas at STP and ethanol is a liquid. How do you account for this difference in physical property?

chemistry - DrBob222, Friday, October 28, 2011 at 6:24pm
Ethanol has hydrogen bonds. CO2 does not.

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