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Boiling point of alcohol is more than corresponding ether. Why ?

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Reason: H-bonding In alcohol.
`O-underset(R)underset(|)H-O-underset(R)underset(|)H-O-underset(R)underset(|)H-O-underset(R)underset(|)H-`
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