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Keto-enol Tautomerism

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Identify the relation between molecular mass and boiling point in aldehydes and ketones.

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Among benzaldehyde and ketone has higher boiling point due to more polarity.
In ketone C $=$ O has two alkyl groups whioch increases the polarity with their (+I ) inductive effect.

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