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When They Have the Same Molecular Formula, Alcohols Typically Boil

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When they have the same molecular formula, alcohols typically boil at a higher temperature than ethers. Why?


A) Alcohols have higher vapor pressures at a given temperature.
B) Ethers have stronger repulsive interactions due to their lone pairs.
C) Alcohols have larger dispersion interactions than ethers.
D) Alcohols have larger dipole-dipole interactions than ethers.
E) Alcohols form intermolecular hydrogen bonds, ethers do not.

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