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Carboxylic Acids Boil at Considerably Higher Temperatures Than Do Alcohols

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Carboxylic acids boil at considerably higher temperatures than do alcohols, ketones, or aldehydes of similar molecular weights. This is because they ________.


A) have a greater oxygen content
B) are more acidic
C) form stable hydrogen-bonded dimers
D) are hydrophobic
E) none of the above

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