Q.

The boiling points to isomeric alcohols follow the order

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a

primary>secondary>tertiary

b

tertiary>secondary>primary

c

secondary>tertiary>primary

d

does not follow any order

answer is A.

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Alcohols with same molecular weight ate expected to have almost same boiling point, however two more factors other than molecular weight are important; they are namely H-bonding and surface area of molecule. Both these factors are least in 3∘alcohols and maximum in 1∘alcohols. Hence, 3∘alcohols have least boiling point while 1∘alcohols have maximum boiling point
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The boiling points to isomeric alcohols follow the order