Answer
Viscosity is correlated to IMFs, and glycerol has the stronger attractive forces.
Work Step by Step
The three OH groups present in glycerol allow more hydrogen bonds to form. This allows for much stronger IMFs in the substance.
Chemistry: The Central Science (13th Edition)
by Brown, Theodore E.; LeMay, H. Eugene; Bursten, Bruce E.; Murphy, Catherine; Woodward, Patrick; Stoltzfus, Matthew E.
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Prentice Hall
ISBN 10:
0321910419
ISBN 13:
978-0-32191-041-7
Chapter 11 - Liquids and Intermolecular Forces - Exercises - Page 471: 11.3b
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