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Carboxylic group has two oxygen atoms attached to carbon atom (-COOH), so it is highly polar part of an organic molecule, this polarity is responsible to produce strong hydrogen bonding among the atoms so high amount of heat is required to break down this bonding and boiling and melting points of carboxylic acids as higher than any other class of organic molecule
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∙ 13y agoyes, the carboxcyllic acid molecules form to hydrogen bonds with each other whereas alcohol molecules only form one.
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∙ 11y agomore polar due to double bond and functional group
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∙ 11y agoThey form dimers that are relatively stable.
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Which one have higher boiling point alcohol or phenol?
Phenol has a higher boiling point than alcohol does; it has a stronger dipole difference in its -OH group.
What has a higher boiling point alcohol or water?
Water has a higher boiling point that alcohol (ethanol). The main reason for this is because water has stronger intermolecular forces holding the molecules together.
What would be the boiling point of alcohol at a higher altitude?
it depends on the altitude
Why boiling point of ethyl alcohol is higher as compared to dimethyl ether?
The presence of strong hydrogen bonding in ethyl alcohol (when compared to that of dimethylether) increases its boiling point.
Does 2-butanol have a higher boiling point than butanoic acid?
Butanoic acid has a higher boiling than butan-2-ol, indeed almost all carboxylic acids have higher boiling points than their equivalent alcohols as they are able to form dimers with each other through Hydrogen Bonding.
Which one have higher boiling point alcohol or phenol?
Phenol has a higher boiling point than alcohol does; it has a stronger dipole difference in its -OH group.
What has a higher boiling point alcohol or water?
Water has a higher boiling point that alcohol (ethanol). The main reason for this is because water has stronger intermolecular forces holding the molecules together.
What is the boiling point of acid?
It depends on witch carboxylic acid you mean, there are thousands carboxylic acids.
What would be the boiling point of alcohol at a higher altitude?
it depends on the altitude
Why boiling point of ethyl alcohol is higher as compared to dimethyl ether?
The presence of strong hydrogen bonding in ethyl alcohol (when compared to that of dimethylether) increases its boiling point.
Does Ether have a higher boiling point than alcochol?
no..ethers are always low in boiling point than alcohol due to alcohols hydrogen bonds
How can one differentiate between water and alcohol with tasting or smelling it?
Boil/Freeze it. The alcohol will have a higher boiling point and lower freezing point than the water will.
Does 2-butanol have a higher boiling point than butanoic acid?
Butanoic acid has a higher boiling than butan-2-ol, indeed almost all carboxylic acids have higher boiling points than their equivalent alcohols as they are able to form dimers with each other through Hydrogen Bonding.
Why can't and alcohol thermometer be used to measure the boiling point of water?
Because the boiling point of alcohol is lower than the boiling point of water.
Why alcohol have higher boiling point than alkanes?
this is because of the presence of intermolecular hydrogen bonding in the polar molecules. energy is needed to over come the attractive forces resulting in higher boiling point values.
Does chlorine or oxygen has higher boiling point?
Chlorine has higher boiling point.
Liquid alcohol will change to vapor when its temperature reaches the A boiling point B fusing point C freezing point D melting point?
A given form of liquid alcohol will turn to vapor at its boiling point, which is different for each type of alcohol.
