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Identify the correct decreasing order of boiling points for different organic compounds from following.

Options

  1. ACarboxylic acids > Amines > Alcohols
  2. BCarboxylic acids > Alcohols > Amines
  3. CAmines > Alcohols > Carboxylic acids
  4. DAlcohols > Amines > Carboxylic acids

Correct answer

B. Carboxylic acids > Alcohols > Amines

Step-by-step solution

Boiling points depend on intermolecular forces: stronger forces require more energy to overcome, resulting in higher boiling points. Carboxylic acids form strong hydrogen-bonded dimers due to their –OH and C=O groups. Alcohols exhibit hydrogen bonding via their –OH groups but without dimerization. Amines have weaker hydrogen bonding than alcohols due to nitrogen's lower electronegativity, and tertiary amines lack hydrogen bonding entirely. The order of intermolecular force strength is carboxylic acids > alcohols >

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