Arrange the following in the decreasing order of their boiling points:
$C H_{3} C H_{2} O H, H O C H_{2} C H_{2} O H, C H_{3} C H_{2} C l$ .

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Boiling point of a compound increases with increases in intermolecular forces.Here $H O C H_{2} C H_{2} O H > C H_{3} C H_{2} O H > C H_{3} C H_{2} C l$ [order of intermolecular forces]
Due to two hydroxyl groups there is strong hydrogen bonding compared to one hydroxyl group and one chloride group.
So,the order of boiling points is $H O C H_{2} C H_{2} O H > C H_{3} C H_{2} O H > C H_{3} C H_{2} C l$

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