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  4. Boiling point of ethyl alcohol is higher than dimethyl ether although the molecular weights of both are same. Its reason is:

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Q. Boiling point of ethyl alcohol is higher than dimethyl ether although the molecular weights of both are same. Its reason is:

Rajasthan PMTRajasthan PMT 1995

Solution:

The boiling point of ethanol is more than dimethyl ether due to inter molecular hydrogen bonding.