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Give reasonfor the higher boiling point of ethanol in comparison tomethoxymethane.

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Ethanol undergoesintermolecular H-bonding due to the presence of −OH group,resulting in the association of molecules. Extra energy is requiredto break these hydrogen bonds. On the other hand, methoxymethane doesnot undergo H-bonding. Hence, the boiling point of ethanol is higherthan that of methoxymethane.


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