Chemistry · PYQ NEET UG 2018

Carboxylic acids have higher boiling points than corresponding aldehydes, ketones and even alcohols of comparable molecular masses. It is due to their _______.

1. A
   formation of intramolecular H-bonding
2. B
   formation of carboxylate ion
3. C
   more extensive association of carboxylic acid via van der Waals force of attraction
4. D
   formation of intermolecular H-bonding