Question
Carboxylic acids have higher boiling points than aldehydes, ketones and even alcohols of comparable molecular mass. It is due to their
Formation of intramolecular H-bonding
Formation of intermolecular H-bonding
Formation of intermolecular H-bonding
More extensive association of carboxylic acid via Vander Waals force of attraction
Solution
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Formation of intermolecular H-bonding
Carboxylic acids have higher boiling points than aldehydes, ketones and even alcohols of comparable molecular mass. This is due to the more extensive association through intermolecular H-bonding.