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ChemistryAlcohols, Phenols and EthersJEE Main

The boiling points of alcohols are than those of the corresponding thiols.

Answer: (A)

Solution

Oxygen is smaller and more electronegative than sulfur, so the bond in an alcohol is far more polarised and forms much stronger

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