Explain, using intermolecular forces, why at room temperature, petrol (mainly octane, C8H18) is a liquid, while candle wax (C23H48) is a solid

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Explain, using intermolecular forces, why at room temperature, petrol (mainly octane, C8H18) is a liquid, while candle wax (C23H48) is a solid 

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