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An ether is more volatile than an alcohol having the same molecular formula. This is due to a. alcohols having resonance structures b. inter-molecular hydrogen bonding in ethers c. inter-molecular hydrogen bonding in alcohols d. dipolar character of ethers

An ether is more volatile than an alcohol having the same molecular formula. This is due to
a. alcohols having resonance structures
b. inter-molecular hydrogen bonding in ethers
c. inter-molecular hydrogen bonding in alcohols
d. dipolar character of ethers

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3 Answers

Arun Kumar IIT Delhi
askIITians Faculty 256 Points
9 years ago
Hi
Its B
They are volatile because of weaker intermolecular bonding.
They are flammable too because of the same reason.
Thanks & Regards, Arun Kumar, Btech,IIT Delhi, Askiitians Faculty
Bhaskar Rao
11 Points
7 years ago
The ethe​r are less volatile than alcohol of same molecular mass because in alcohols there is intermolecular H-bonding which makes it less volatile and High B.P. But in case of ether there is no intermolecular H-Bonding which makes it more volatile and less B.P. So the answer should be C
V Prakash
29 Points
5 years ago
its C because alcohols show H bonding while ethers donot show it. Due to H bonding its more difficult to separate the molecule hence increasing its boiling point
 

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