Rank the following compounds in order of increasing surface tension at a given temperature:

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Rank the following compounds in order of increasing surface tension at a given temperature:

(a) CH3CH2CH2OH
(b) HOCH2CH(OH)CH2OH
(c) HOCH2CH2OH
b < a < c
c < b < a
a < c < b
a < b < c
b < c < a
c < a < b

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