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Compare the properties of these two compounds with molecular formula C2H6O:
...................ethyl alcohol (ethanol) ............................................................dimethyl ether (methoxymethane)
0.789 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . relative density (liquid) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.669
1.361 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . refractive index (liquid) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1.302
78.5 . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . boiling point (oC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . - 24.8
- 114.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . melting point (oC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . - 141.5
5.6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . dipole moment (gas). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4.3
Ethanol is the alcohol found in alcoholic drinks. Methoxymethane is a component of 'Aerostart', a spray used to start diesel engines.
