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An ether is more volatile than an alcohol having the same molecular formula. This is due to –

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Answer: D. Full step-by-step solution below.

  1. ADipolar character of ethers
  2. BAlcohols having resonance structures
  3. CInter-molecular hydrogen bonding in ethers
  4. DInter-molecular hydrogen bonding in alcohols

Correct answer: D

Solution

(d)Alcohol has polar H which makes inter-mulecular H-bonding possible. Ether is non-polar hence no H-bonding. Lack of H-bonding in ether makes it more volatile than alcohal.

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