aldehydes vs. alcohols

jonesjd@plu.edu
Mon, 09 Dec 1996 13:54:01 -0800 (PST)

On page 473 of the book it states "...aldehydes have lower boiling points
than alcohols(why?)." Is this because alcohols have higher molecular
weights because of the oxygen atom or is there something else that I am
missing?
Jason