why does methanol and methane has susch different boiling?

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tropicalwaters
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why does methanol and methane has susch different boiling?

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I am curious, why does methane have a boiling point of -161.6 C and menthanol has a boling point of 64.7 C? they have similar structures.
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because methanol forms hydrogen bonds and methane doesnt
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