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Explain why the boiling point of ethers is slightly higher than that of alkanes and lower than that of alcohols of comparable molecular mass.

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Due to weak dipole-dipole interactions, the boiling point of ethers is only slightly higher than those of u-alkanes having comparable molecular masses.

The boiling points of ethers are less than that of alcohols is that ethers do not form hydrogen bonds.

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