The boiling point of methanol is greater than methyl thiol because
A. There is intramolecular hydrogen bonding in methanol and intermolecular hydrogen bonding in methyl thiol
B. There is intermolecular hydrogen bonding in methanol and no hydrogen bonding in methyl thiol.
C. There is no hydrogen bonding in methanol and intermolecular hydrogen bonding in methyl thiol
D. There is no hydrogen bonding in methanol and intramolecular hydrogen bonding in methyl thiol.

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Correct Answer - B
In methanol `(CH_3OH)` intermolecular H-bonding increases the b.pt. S with less electronegativity (than O) and larger atomic size (than O) can not take part in H-bonding as methyl thiol `(CH_3SH)` has lower b.pt. than `CH_3OH`.

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