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Arrange the following compounds in the increasing order of their boiling points. (I)CH3CH2CH2CHO,(II)CH3CH2CH2CH2OH, (III)H5C2O−C2H5,IVCH3CH2CH2CH2CH3
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Aldehydes Ketones and Carboxylic Acids
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Solution:
The boiling point of butan- 1−ol would be highest, due to extensive intermolecular hydrogen bonding. Butanal is more polar than ethoxyethane. The intermolecular dipole-dipole attraction is stronger in the butanal. n-pentane molecules have only weak van der Waals'forces. The increasing order of boiling point of the given compounds are IV<III<I<II