Chemistry, asked by sarika3101, 1 year ago

aldehydes and ketoneshave lower boiling point than corresponding alcohols​


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Answered by shrilakshmimaggavi
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The polar carbon-to-oxygen double bond causes aldehydes and ketones to have higher boiling points than those of ethers and alkanes of similar molar masses but lower than those of comparable alcohols that engage in intermolecular hydrogen bonding


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Answered by MajorLazer017
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Both alcohols and acids involve intermolecular hydrogen bonding. But no intermolecular H - bonding occur in aldehydes and ketones.

Therefore, attractive forces in aldehydes and ketones are lesser/weaker than acids and alcohols. Hence, lesser energy is required to break the attractive forces in aldehydes and ketones and thus they have low boiling points(low boiling point = less energy to break the attractive forces).

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