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Grade 11Inorganic Chemistry

Which of the following compounds has lowest boiling point ?
A
n-butyl alcohol
B
Isobutyl alcohol
C
Tert-butyl alcohol
D
Sec-butyl alcohol

Profile image of Krishna Am
5 Years agoGrade 11
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Profile image of Rituraj Tiwari
5 Years ago
dear student,
Tert-butyl alcohol has lowest boiling point.
As the number of carbon same and same molecular formula i.e. same molar mass.

With increase in the degree of branching, the boiling point decreases.
Option C is correct.
thank you.
Profile image of ankit singh
5 Years ago
Tert-butyl alcohol has lowest boiling point.
As the number of carbon same and same molecular formula i.e. same molar mass.
With increase in the degree of branching, the boiling point decreases.
Option C is correct.
Profile image of ajay
5 Years ago
Tert-butyl alcohol has lowest boiling point.
As the number of carbon same and same molecular formula i.e. same molar mass.
With increase in the degree of branching, the boiling point decreases.
Option C is correct.
 
 
Profile image of ajay
5 Years ago
Tert-butyl alcohol has lowest boiling point.
As the number of carbon same and same molecular formula i.e. same molar mass.
With increase in the degree of branching, the boiling point decreases.
Option C is correct.
 
thanks