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The boiling point of water, ethyl alcohol and diethyl ether are `100^(@)C, 78.5^(@)C` respectively. The intermolecular forces will be in the order of:

A

water gt ethyl alcohol gt diethyl ether

B

ethyl gt alcohol gt water gt diethyl ether

C

diethyl gt ethyl alcohol gt water

D

diethyl ethar gt water gt ethyl alcohol

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