Why does ethanol have a lower melting point than carbon tetrachloride?

Ethanol has weaker intermolecular forces (hydrogen bonding) compared to carbon tetrachloride (London dispersion forces), which results in a lower melting point for ethanol. The hydrogen bonding in ethanol requires less energy to break compared to the London dispersion forces in carbon tetrachloride, leading to an easier transition from solid to liquid state in ethanol.