Given below are two statements : Statement I : The boiling points of aldehydes and ketones are higher than hydrocarbons of comparable molecular masses because of weak molecular association in aldehydes and ketones due to dipole-dipole interactions. Statement II : The boiling points of aldehydes and ketones are lower than the alcohols of similar molecular masses due to the absence of H-bonding. In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the 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
Statement I is correct because aldehydes and ketones have polar carbonyl groups leading to dipole-dipole interactions. Statement II is correct because alcohols exhibit intermolecular hydrogen bonding, which is stronger than dipole-dipole interactions, leading to higher boiling points for alcohols compared to aldehydes and ketones of similar molecular mass.
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