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The increasing order of the boiling points for the following compounds is: (I)C_2 H_5 OH ( II)C_2 H_5 Cl ( III)C_2 H_5 CH_3 ( IV) C_2 H_5 OCH_3

JEE Main 2017 — Chemistry Inorganic Chemistry

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The increasing order of the boiling points for the following compounds is:

(I)(I)(I)C2H5OH{C}_{2}{H}_{5}\mathrm{OH}C2​H5​OH (II)(\mathrm{II})(II)C2H5Cl{C}_{2}{H}_{5}\mathrm{Cl}C2​H5​Cl (III)(\mathrm{III})(III)C2H5CH3{C}_{2}{H}_{5}{\mathrm{CH}}_{3}C2​H5​CH3​ (IV)(\mathrm{IV})(IV) C2H5OCH3{C}_{2}{H}_{5}{\mathrm{OCH}}_{3}C2​H5​OCH3​

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Held on 9 Apr 2017 · Verified 6 Jul 2026.

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  1. A

    (IV)<(III)<(I)<(II)(\mathrm{IV})<(\mathrm{III})<(I)<(\mathrm{II})(IV)<(III)<(I)<(II)

  2. B

    (III)<(II)<(I)<(IV)(\mathrm{III})<(\mathrm{II})<(I)<(\mathrm{IV})(III)<(II)<(I)<(IV)

  3. C

    (III)<(IV)<(II)<(I)(\mathrm{III})<(\mathrm{IV})<(\mathrm{II})<(I)(III)<(IV)<(II)<(I)

  4. D

    (II)<(III)<(IV)<(I)(\mathrm{II})<(\mathrm{III})<(\mathrm{IV})<(I)(II)<(III)<(IV)<(I)

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