An ether is more volatile than an alcohol having the same molecular formula the reason for this difference?
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a
Dipole character of ethers
b
alcohol having resonance structures
c
inter molecular hydrogen bonding in ethers
d
inter molecular hydrogen bonding in alcohols
answer is D.
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Ether are less volatile than alcohol of same molecular mass because in alcohols there is intermolecular H- bonding which makes it less volatile and High Boiling Points. But in case of ether there is no intermolecular H- bonding which makes it more volatile and less B.P.