Alcohols have lower boiling points than ...

Alcohols have lower boiling points than carboxylic acids of comparable molecular mass because

carboxylic acids show resonance but alcohols do not

carboxylic acids form intermolecular bonds but alcohols do not

intermolecular hydrogen bonding in carboxylic acids is stronger than that in alcohols

alcohols form intermolecular hydrogen bonds but carboxylic acids do not

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Due to strong negative inductive effect of carbonyl

group , the hydrogen (of `OH` groupis carboxylic acid) is more positive to form relatively strong hydrogen bond with oxygen of other molecule.

Assertion: Alcohols have higher boiling points than ethers of comparable molecular masses. Reason: Alcohols and ethers are isomeric in nature.

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