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Why are boiling points of ethrs lower than those of alcohols of comparable molecular masses ?

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How would you account for the following: (i) Phenol is more acidic than ethanol. (ii) The boiling points of ethers are much lower than those of the alcohols of comparable molar masses. (iii) Why do ethers possess dipole moment?

Why are the boiling points of ethers lower than those of isomeric alcohols ?

Assertion: The boiling points of alcohols are higher than those of hydrocarbons of comparable molecular mass. Reason Alcohols show intramolecular hydrogen bonding.

Carboxylic acid have higher boiling points than aldehydes, ketones and even alcohol of comparable molecular mass. It is due to their