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Explain the following about acetic acid
(i) Its boiling point is higher than that of n-propyl alcohol
(ii) It is weaker acid than formic acid and `alpha`-chloroacetic acid

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(i) Due to greater magntude of intermolecular hydrogen bonding
(ii) `CH_(3) group has greater +I effect than H atom and less -I effect than Cl atom.
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