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Does glycerol have a higher boiling point than ethanol? Why?

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Does glycerol have a higher boiling point than ethanol? Why?

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Also, its thickness (viscosity) and density and also higher boiling point are all consequence of more hydrogen bonds its molecules form: glycerol has three -OH groups on 3 carbons; ethanol has one -OH on a two-carbon backbone.