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Chemistry
Identify the correct order of boiling points of the following compounds: CH3CH2CH2CH2OH(1) CH3CH2CH2CHO (2) CH3CH2CH2COOH (3)
Q. Identify the correct order of boiling points of the following
compounds:
C
H
3
C
H
2
C
H
2
C
H
2
O
H
(
1
)
C
H
3
C
H
2
C
H
2
C
H
O
(
2
)
C
H
3
C
H
2
C
H
2
COO
H
(
3
)
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A
1 > 2 > 3
16%
B
3 > 1 > 2
62%
C
1 > 3 > 2
6%
D
3 > 2 > 1
16%
Solution:
Butanoic acid forms more exhaustive H-bonds than butanol and
butanal do not form intermolecular H-bonds. Hence, boiling
point order will be
3
>
1
>
2