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

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🧠 The Dimerization Secret
Boiling point is about the "stickiness" of molecules. While alcohols are sticky because of Hydrogen bonding, carboxylic acids are "super-sticky" because they don't just bond—they pair up as permanent dimers.

🗺️ The Molecular Tie-Up
1. The Bond: Carboxylic acids contain both a Carbonyl group () and a Hydroxyl group ().
2. The Association: Two acid molecules can form two hydrogen bonds with each other, creating a stable, eight-membered ring structure called a dimer.
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