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Question
Give reasons for the following : Boiling point of ethanol is higher in comparison to methoxymethane.
Solution
Ethanol forms intermolecular hydrogen bonds due to the presence of hydrogen attached to the electronegative oxygen atom. As a result, ethanol exists as associated molecules while methoxymethane does not. Hence, the boiling point of ethanol is higher than that of methoxymethane.
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