Assertion: Alcohols cannot be dried by `CaCI_(2)`.
Reason: `CaCI_(2)` forms solvated molecules with alcohols.

Ethyl alcohol can be dried with

Equivalent weight of CaCI_(2) is

Assertion : Alcohols have more boiling point than aldehydes of comparable molecular masses. Reason : Alcohol molecules have strong hydrogen bonding between them.

Assertion : Butan-2-ol and pentan-2-ol cannot by distinguished by iodoform. Reason : Both are secondary alcohols and will give yellow ppt.