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Amines are more basic than camparable alcohols because of the following two reasons:
(i) N being less electronegative is more willing to donate its lone pair of electrons to a proton than the more electronegative O atom. Therefore, amines are more basic than alcohols. (ii) when an amine accepts a proton, ammonium salt is formed and when an alcohol accepts a proton oxonium salt is formed.

Since N being less electronegative can accommodate the positive charge better than the more electronegative O atom, therefore, ammonium salts are more stable than oxonium salts. as a result, amines are more basi than alcohols.
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