MHT CET Chemistry question

Decreasing order of boiling points of n-Pentanol (A), n-Pentane (B), Pentan-3-ol (C) and 2, 2-Dimethylpropanol (D) is

Answer: (A)

Solution

Alcohols boil far higher than the alkane because of hydrogen bonding, and among the alcohols boiling point falls with branching (smaller surface

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