Q. Which of the following compounds has highest boiling point?

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Solution:

Boiling point of alkanes molecular mass with branching surface area, and hence, van der Waals forces decrease, hence, straight chain alkanes have higher boiling point than their corresponding branched chain isomers. Hence, n-hexane, having highest molecular mass among the given, has the highest boiling point.