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The compound with the highest boiling po...

The compound with the highest boiling point is:

A

n-hexane

B

n-pentane

C

2,2-dimethylpropane

D

2-methylbutane

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A
Boiling point`prop`molecular mass
`prop(1)/("branching")`
(`because` surface area decreases)
`therefore`n-heane has the highest boiling point among the given alkanes.
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