Practice mode Carboxylic Acids

Carboxylic acids have unusually high boiling points mainly because they ____.

Correct answer B. form hydrogen-bonded dimers

Explanation

Two carboxylic acid molecules join by a pair of hydrogen bonds to form a dimer, effectively doubling the molar mass and raising the boiling point.

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