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Which would evaporate faster, 1-bromobutane or 1-chlorobutane?

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1 BROMOBUTANE will evaporates faster than 1 chlorobutane.
This is because, the bromine component of 1 bromobutane is a liquid, which possesses a very high vapour pressure even at room temperature. Therefore, it evaporates very quickly even under very ordinary conditions.
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