Question
Question: An ether is more volatile than an alcohol having the same molecular formula. This is due to -...
An ether is more volatile than an alcohol having the same molecular formula. This is due to -
A
Dipolar character of ethers
B
Alcohols having resonance structures
C
Inter-molecular hydrogen bonding in ethers
D
Inter-molecular hydrogen bonding in alcohols
Answer
Inter-molecular hydrogen bonding in alcohols
Explanation
Solution
Alcohol has polar H which makes inter-mulecular H-bonding possible. Ether is non-polar hence no H-bonding. Lack of H-bonding in ether makes it more volatile than alcohal.