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Q 12.3     Arrange the following compounds in increasing order of their boiling points.

                CH_{3}CHO, CH_{3}CH_{2}OH,CH_{3}OCH_{3}, CH_{3}CH_{2}CH_{3}

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Increasing order in their boiling points-

CH_{3}CH_{2}CH_{3}<CH_{3}OCH_{3}<CH_{3}CHO<CH_{3}CH_{2}OH

Alcohol has the highest boiling point due to more extensive intermolecular H-bonding. Aldehyde is more polar than ether so, ethanal has high BP than ethyl ether. And alkane has the lowest BP.

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