(b) Water is a small molecule consisting of 3 atoms joined together as shown below.
O
H
H
Alcohol is a large molecule consisting of 9 atoms joined together as shown below.
H
H
H
C
C
O
H
H
H
Using this information and the ideas in step 9 (a), make a hypothesis that explains the decreased
volumes found for the mixtures in column 3 of Table 2.