Given below are two statements : In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below
- Both Statement I and Statement II are correct
- Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect
- Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect
- Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct
Answer
(1) Both Statement I and Statement II are correct
Solution
As per NCERT, the boiling points of aldehydes and ketones are higher than those of hydrocarbons and ethers of comparable molecular masses; this is due to weak molecular association in aldehydes and ketones arising out of dipole-dipole interactions — Statement I is correct.
⇒ NCERT also states that their boiling points are lower than those of alcohols of similar molecular masses due to the absence of intermolecular hydrogen bonding — Statement II is correct.
∴ Both statements are correct.
Answer: (1)