Viscosity of a liquid arises due to strong intermolecular forces existing between the molecules. Stronger the intermolecular forces, greater is the viscosity. Name the intermolecular forces existing in the following liquids and arrange them in the increasing order of their viscosities. Also give reason for the assigned order in one line. 

Water, hexane (CH3CH2CH2CH2CH2CH3), glycerine (CH2OH CH(OH) CH2OH) .

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This is a short answer type question as classified in NCERT Exemplar

Hexane is a  nonpolar molecule which has london force between the molecules, which is a weak force. 

Water and glycerine have  O atoms which is an electronegative atom that forms H bonding between the molecules along with dipole-dipo

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