Q. Which of the following has strongest hydrogen bonding?
A) Ethylamine
B) Ammonia
C) Ethyl Alcohol
D) Diethyl ether
Explanation
(c)
Ethyl alcohol forms stronger H-bonds than ethylamine or ammonia due to greater electronegativity of oxygen than nitrogen atom. Diethyl ether, however, does not form H-bonds since , it does not have a H-atom attached to O-atom.
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