Practice mode Alcohols and Phenols

Ethanol has a much higher boiling point than dimethyl ether of the same molar mass mainly because of ____.

Correct answer C. hydrogen bonding between ethanol molecules

Explanation

Ethanol molecules contain O−H bonds and form intermolecular hydrogen bonds, which need extra energy to break. Dimethyl ether has no O−H group.

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