Statement 1: Alcohols have higher boiling points than ethers of comparable molecular masses Statement 2: Alcohols and ethers are isomeric in nature

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Statement 1: Alcohols have higher boiling points than ethers of comparable molecular masses Statement 2: Alcohols and ethers are isomeric in nature (A) If both Statement 1 and Statement 2 are true and the statement 2 is the correct explanation of the statement 1 (B) If both Statement 1 and Statement 2 are true but statement 2 is not the correct explanation o f the statement 1 (C) If Statement 1 is true but Statement 2 is false (D) If Statement 1 is false but Statement 2 is true

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Correct explanation. Alcohols have higher boiling points than isomeric ethers due to presence of intermolecular H-bonding in alcohols

Q. Statement 1: Alcohols have higher boiling points than ethers of comparable molecular masses Statement 2: Alcohols and ethers are isomeric in nature

If both Statement 1 and Statement 2 are true and the statement 2 is the correct explanation of the statement 1

If both Statement 1 and Statement 2 are true but statement 2 is not the correct explanation o f the statement 1

If Statement 1 is true but Statement 2 is false

If Statement 1 is false but Statement 2 is true

Correct explanation. Alcohols have higher boiling points than isomeric ethers due to presence of intermolecular H-bonding in alcohols

Q. Statement 1: Alcohols have higher boiling points than ethers of comparable molecular masses
Statement 2: Alcohols and ethers are isomeric in nature