Samples of the Following Volatile Liquids Are Opened Simultaneously at One

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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