Question

Give reason for the higher boiling point of ethanol in comparison to methoxy methane

Answer 1

Methanol has a smaller chain as compared to ethanol hence it is easier to break,,,
where as the ethanol has consists of more the bonds than methanol hence it takes a little more temperature to break it,

Have you got it,, I hope it was helpful,,,,,, thank you

Answer 2

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The boling point of ethanol is higher than methoxymethane.

This is because of the presence of strong intermolecular hydrogen bonding between ethanol molecules. Because of hydrogen bonding, energy has to be supplied to overcome the forces of attraction between molecules and therefore, boiling point is high.

However, no such hydrogen bonding exists in methoxymethane.