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Give reasons: a. Ethanol has higher boiling point in comparison to methoxymethane .b. Phenols are more acidic than alcohols.

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a.Due to presence of intermolecular hydrogenbond in ethanol.

b. Due to –R effect of phenoxide ion produced after the loss of proton from phenol, phenoxide ion is more stable than alkoxide ion.



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