Chemistry 12th Edition

Published by McGraw-Hill Education
ISBN 10: 0078021510
ISBN 13: 978-0-07802-151-0

Chapter 24 - Organic Chemistry - Questions & Problems - Page 1051: 24.15

Answer

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Work Step by Step

We know that as degree of branching decreases, the boiling point increases. The reason behind this is that individual molecules are less attracted by each other and hence can easily disperse away.
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