Statement 1 : Molar entropy of vaporization of water is different from ethanol.Statement 2 : Water is more polar than ethanol.

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If both Statement 1 and Statement 2 are true but 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 of the statement 1.

If Statement 1 is true but Statement 2 is false.

If Statement 1 is false but Statement 2 is true.

answer is B.

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The molar entropy of vaporization of water is different from ethanol due to hydrogen bonding. According to VSEPR theory water molecule has two lone pairs of electrons and has angular shape and show some polarity which is higher than that of ethanol. So both statement 1 and statement 2 are correct but statement 2 is not the explanation of statement 1.

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