An ether is more volatile than an alcohol having the same molecular formula. This is due to
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a
Dipolar character of ethers
b
Alcohols having resonance structures
c
Inter-molecular hydrogen bonding in ethers
d
absence of Inter-molecular hydrogen bonding in ethers
answer is D.
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Alcohol has polar H which makes inter-molecular H -bonding possible. Ether is non polar hence no H -bonding. Lack of H -bonding in ether makes it more volatile than alcohol.