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The correct order of increasing boiling points of the following compounds is: Pentan-1-ol, n-Butane, Pentanal, Ethoxyethane:

  1. A Ethoxyethane, Pentanal, n-Butane, Pentan-1-ol
  2. B Pentanal, n-Butane, Ethoxyethane, Pentan-1-ol
  3. C n-Butane, Pentanal, Ethoxyethane, Pentan-1-ol
  4. D n-Butane, Ethoxyethane, Pentanal, Pentan-1-ol
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(D) n-Butane, Ethoxyethane, Pentanal, Pentan-1-ol

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n-Butane (London Dispersion Forces) < Ethoxyethane (Dipole-dipole, LDF) < Pentanal (Dipole-dipole, LDF) < Pentan-1-ol (Hydrogen bonding, Dipole-dipole, LDF).
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