The boiling points of methanol, water and dimethyl ether are respectively 65ºC, 100ºC and…

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The boiling points of methanol, water and dimethyl ether are respectively 65ºC, 100ºC and 34.5ºC. Which of the following best explains these wide variations in b.p. ?
  1. The molecular mass increases from water (18) to methanol (32) to diethy ether (74)
  2. The extent of H-bonding decreases from water to methanol while it is absent in ether
  3. The extent of intramolecular H-bonding decreases from ether to methanol to water
  4. The density of water is 1.00 g mL–1, methanol
    0.7914 g mL–1 and that of diethyl ether is 0.7137 g mL–1

Answer

(B) The extent of H-bonding decreases from water to methanol while it is absent in ether

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