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Give reason for the higher boiling point of ethanol in comparison to methoxymethane |
Answer» Solution :Ethanol UNDERGOES intermolecular H-bonding due to the presence of a hydrogen atom attached to the electronegative oxygen atom. As a RESULT, ethanol exists as assOCiated molecules. Consequently, a large amount of ENERGY is required to break these hydrogen bonds. T herefore, the boiling POINT of ethanol is higher than that of methoxymethane which does not form H-bonds. |
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