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How would you account for the following:
The boiling points of aldehydes and ketones are lower than that of the corresponding acids.

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In the carboxylic acids, the carboxyl group are involved in the intermolecular hydrogen bonding. However, it is absent in the aldehydes and ketones. Therefore, aldehydes and ketones have lower boiling points than the corresponding acids of comparable molecular mass.
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