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Grade upto college level Organic Chemistry

Identify the correct order of boiling points of the following compounds:
CH3CH2CH2CH2OH – 1, CH3CH2CH2CHO – 2, CH3CH2CH2COOH – 3
(a) 1>2>3
(b) 3>1>2
(c) 1>3>2
(d) 3>2>1

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12 Years agoGrade upto college level
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12 Years ago
Hello Student,
Please find the answer to your question
(b). In carboxylic acids, molecules are more strongly associated followed by alcohols.

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