Question

Tick the statement which is not true.

• A. Boiling point of ethanol is greater than ethoxyethane due to $H$ -bonding
• B. Ethoxyethane is soluble in water due to $H$ -bonding
• C. Ethanol is soluble in water due to $H$ -bonding
• D. Ethoxyethane has nearly same boiling point as that of propane

Answer 1

Answer: (D)

Ethoxyethane is not soluble in water due to lack of $H$-bonding between oxygen atom in ethoxyethane molecule and hydrogen atom of water molecule.