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Alcohols boil at much higher temperatures than ethers of similar mass because alcohols show:

AHydrogen bonding
BHydraulic bonding
CHybridised bonding
DHyperbolic bonding
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Hydrogen bonding
1. Ether molecules cannot donate a hydrogen to oxygen. 2. Alcohols can, and their molecules stick together. 3. So alcohols show hydrogen bonding. _Source: syllabus Chemistry Part II, Class XII, Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers._
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