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What is the correct order of boiling points of alcohols having the same number of carbon atoms?(a) 1°>2°>3°(b) 3°>2°>1°(c) 3°>1°>2°(d) 2°>1°>3°The question was asked in homework.This interesting question is from Alcohols and Phenols in chapter Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers of Chemistry – Class 12

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Correct answer is (a) 1°>2°>3°

Easy explanation: As the branching in the structure increases, the surface AREA decreases and hence, the van der Waal FORCES decrease. This results in the reduction of boiling POINTS of isomeric alcohols from primary to tertiary STRUCTURES.



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