Assertion (A) Carboxylic acids are higher boiling liquids than aldehydes, ketones and even alcohols of comparable molecular masses.
Reason (R) : More extensive association of carboxylic acid molecules occur through intermolecular hydrogen bonding.

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Carboxylic acids have higher boiling point than aldehydes, ketones & even alcohols of comparable molecular masses because of more extensive association of carboxylic acid molecules occur through intermolecular hydrogen bonding

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