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Boiling Point of Carboxylic Acids

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Why does sec butyl alcohol have a lesser boiling point than isobutyl alcohol when both are similarly branched?

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Atoms of Seconda butyl alcohol have lesser force of attraction than isobutyl alcohol.

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