Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM): A high-resolution imaging technique that uses a nanoscale tip to scan a surface, thereby mapping topographical and mechanical properties at the nanometre scale.

Understanding the properties of different compounds caused by functional groups and intermolecular forces is important. Part of Chemistry Nature's chemistry ...

As greater energy is required to overcome these strong intermolecular forces, the melting points and boiling points of alcohols are higher than those of alkanes with a corresponding chain length.