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All four compounds have molar mass -. The correct order of boiling points is

  1. A
  2. B
  3. C
  4. D

Answer: C

With similar molar masses, the strongest attraction decides. Ethanol has hydrogen bonds (). Ethanal is strongly polar (, b.p. ), dimethyl ether is weakly polar (, b.p. ), and propane is non-polar (). The order is ethanol > ethanal > ether > propane.
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