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  4. Suggest a reason for the large difference between the boiling points of butanol and butanal, although they have almost the same solubility in water.

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Q. Suggest a reason for the large difference between the boiling points of butanol and butanal, although they have almost the same solubility in water.

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Solution:

Butanol forms intermolecular $H$-bonds, has higher boiling point than butanal.