Give a reason for the higher boiling point of ethanol in comparison to methoxymethane.


Due to the presence of -OH group, ethanol undergoes intermolecular hydrogen bonding which results in the association of molecules.


Therefore, extra energy is required to break those hydrogen bonds. Whereas methoxymethane does not undergo those hydrogen bonding which implies ethanol has a higher boiling point than that of methoxymethane.


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