Arrange the following compounds in increasing order of dipole moment. $C H_{3} C H_{2} C H_{3}, C H_{3} C H_{2} N H_{2}, C H_{3} C H_{2} O H .$

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Comparing Dipole moments of given compounds

The order of the dipole moment among the given compounds are:

$C H_{3} C H_{2} C H_{3} < C H_{3} C H_{2} N H_{2} < C H_{3} C H_{2} O H$

Propane has the least dipole moment because carbon and hydrogen have little difference in the electronegativity.

The electronegativity of the oxygen atom is higher than nitrogen. So, ethanol will have a higher dipole moment as compared to ethyl amine.

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