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Assertion (A) Boiling points of alcohols...

Assertion (A) Boiling points of alcohols and ethers are high.
Reason (R) They can form intermolecular hydrogen-bonding.

A

Assertion and reason both are correct and reason is correct explanation of assertion.

B

Assertion and reason both are wrong statement.

C

Assertion is correct statement but reason is wrong statement.

D

Assertion is wrong statement but reason is correct statement.

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The correct Answer is:
B
Correct assertion. The boiling point of alcohols are higher than those of ethers of comparable molecular mass.
Correct reason. Alcohols can form intermolecular H-bonds but ethers do not.
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