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Using the given boiling points, predict which compound has the higher vapor pressure at a given temperature.

A. ethanol (C2H6O, bp 78 degrees C) or
1-propanol (C3H8O, bp 97 degrees C)
B. hexane (C6H14, bp 69 degrees C) or
octane (C8H18, bp 125 degrees C)

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A.) ethanol
B.) hexane

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