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Alcohols and Phenols Boiling Point of Alcohols

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The correct decreasing order of boiling point is:

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Correct Answer: A) Butan-1-ol > Propan-1-ol > Propan-2-ol > Ethanol

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Boiling point generally increases with molecular size and decreases with branching; thus butan-1-ol > propan-1-ol > propan-2-ol > ethanol.

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