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Give reason for the higher boiling point of ethanol in comparison the methoxymethane. |
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Answer» Solution :Ethanol UNDERGOES intermolecular H - bonding due to the presence of a hydrogen attached to the electronegative oxygen ATOM. As a RESULT, ethanol exists as associated molecules. `{:("- - - - -"H-O"- - - - -"H-O"- - - - -"H-O"- - - - -"),("\\\"),(""CH_(2)CH_(3) ""CH_(2)CH_(3)""CH_(2)CH_(3)):}` Consequently, a large amount of energy is REQUIRED to BREAK these hydrogen bonds. Therefore, the boiling point of ethanol is highter than that of methoxymethane which does not from H - bonds. |
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