Q.

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 options given below:                [2022]

1 Both statement-I and statement-II are correct.  
2 Both statement-I and statement-II are incorrect.  
3 Statement-I is correct but statement-II is incorrect.  
4 Statement-I is incorrect but statement-II is correct.  

Ans.

(1)

Both the given statements are correct.