Challenge: Ethanol (CH,CH,OH) and dimethyl ether (CH,OCH,) have the same formula (C,H,O). Ethanol boils at 78 °C, whereas dimethyl ether boils at -24 °C. Explain why the boiling point of the ether is so much lower than the boiling point of ethanol.

Challenge: Ethanol (CH,CH,OH) and dimethyl ether (CH,OCH,) have the same formula (C,H,O). Ethanol boils at 78 °C, whereas dimethyl ether boils at -24 °C. Explain why the boiling point of the ether is so much lower than the boiling point of ethanol.

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Challenge: Ethanol (CH,CH,OH) and dimethyl ether
(CH,OCH,) have the same formula (C,H,O).
Ethanol boils at 78 °C, whereas dimethyl ether boils
at -24 °C. Explain why the boiling point of the ether
is so much lower than the boiling point of ethanol.
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