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The boiling points of water, ethyl alcohol and diethyl ether are `100^@C, 78.5^@C and 34.6^@C` respectively. The intermolecular forces will be in the order

A

`watergtethylalcoholgt"diethylether"`

B

`ethylalcoholgtwatergt"diethyl ether"`

C

`diethyl ethergtethyl alcoholgtwater`

D

`diethyl ethergtwatergtethyl alcohol`

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