JEE Main Chemistry question

**Statement 1:** Alcohols have higher boiling points than alkanes. **Statement 2:** O–H bond of alcohol is highly polarised.

(A)Assertion is True, Reason is True; Reason is correct explanation for AssertionCorrect
(B)Assertion is True, Reason is True; Reason is not correct explanation for Assertion
(C)Assertion is True, Reason is False
(D)Assertion is False, Reason is True

Answer: (A)

Solution

Both statements are true: alcohols do boil higher than alkanes of similar mass, and the O–H bond is indeed highly polarised (O is far more electronegative than H). This high polarisation is precisely what enables

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