Samples of the following volatile liquids are opened simultaneously at one end of a room. If you are standing at the opposite end of this room, which species would you smell first (Assume that your nose is equally sensitive to all these species.) A) ethyl acetate (CH₃COOC₂H₅) B) camphor (C₁₀H₁₆O) C) diethyl ether (C₂H₅OC₂H₅) D) naphthalene (C₁₀H₈) E) pentanethiol (C₅H₁₁SH)

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Diethyl ether has the lowest boiling point of all the given volatile liquids and therefore will evaporate and reach the opposite end of the room the quickest, making it the first one to be smelled.

Samples of the Following Volatile Liquids Are Opened Simultaneously at One