Question

Assertion: Boiling points of alcohols and ethers are high.

Reason: They can form intermolecular hydrogen-bonding.

Options

• Assertion and reason both are correct and reason is correct explanation of assertion.

• Assertion and reason both are wrong statements.

• Assertion is correct statement but reason is wrong statement.

• Assertion is wrong statement but reason is correct statement.

• Both assertion and reason are correct statements but reason is not correct explanation of assertion.

Answer 1

Assertion and reason both are wrong statements.

Explanation:

Boiling points of alcohols are higher than ethers. Alcohols can form intermolecular hydrogen bonding whereas ethers cannot.