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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Suggest a reason for the large difference between the boiling points of butanol and butanal, although they have almost the same solubility in water. (A)  (B)  (C)  (D)

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

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.

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