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The melting temperatures of the two isomers of molecular formula C2H6O are-139 °c and-115 °c. Knowing that one of the isomers is an alcohol and the other a ether, indicate the melting temperature corresponding to each of them
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DrBob222
The alcohol has intermolecular forces that the ether doesn't have; therefore, it it more difficult to break the crystal bonds for the alcohol. and it will have the higher melting point.
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