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Published on: August 14, 2026
Arrange the following compounds in increasing order of boiling point.
Propan-1-ol, butan-1-ol, butan-2-ol, pentan-1-ol
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Boiling point increases with increase in the number of carbon atoms because of increase in
molecular mass.
So, the boiling point of pentan-1-ol is maximum than that of all other given boiling points. Also 
alcohols because of higher surface area have low boiling point than in 
alcohols. Therefore, boiling point increases in the order.
Propan-1-ol < butan-2-ol < butan-1-ol < pentan-1-ol
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