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Introductory Chemistry | 5th Edition | ISBN: 9780321910295 | Authors: Nivaldo J Tro
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One of these two substances is a liquid at room temperature and the other one is a gas

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One of these two substances is a liquid at room temperature and the other one is a gas. Which one is the liquid and why?

\(\mathrm{CH}_{3} \mathrm{OH} \quad\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \mathrm{CH}_{5} \mathrm{SH}\)

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CH_3 OH      CH_4 SH

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QUESTION:

One of these two substances is a liquid at room temperature and the other one is a gas. Which one is the liquid and why?

\(\mathrm{CH}_{3} \mathrm{OH} \quad\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \mathrm{CH}_{5} \mathrm{SH}\)

Equation Transcription:

Text Transcription:

CH_3 OH      CH_4 SH

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Here, we are going to identify the substance that is liquid at room temperature.

Out of the two compounds given, methanol is a liquid.

In case of  methanol, hydrogen bonding(the attractive force which binds hydrogen atom of one molecule with the electronegative atom of another molecule) takes place between the partially positive hydrogen atom and the partially negative oxygen atom as shown below:

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