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CUET · CHEMISTRY · PYQ PAPER 2023

Arrange the following compounds in the order of their increasing boiling point :
Pentan-1-ol, n-butane, pentanal, ethoxy ethane

  1. A n-butane < ethoxy ethane < pentanal < pentan-1-ol
  2. B n-butane < pentanal < ethoxy ethane < pentan-1-ol
  3. C n-butane < pentan-1-ol < ethoxy ethane < pentanal
  4. D pentan-1-ol < ethoxy ethane < pentanal < n-butane
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(A) n-butane < ethoxy ethane < pentanal < pentan-1-ol

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n-butane < ethoxy ethane < pentanal < pentan-1-ol