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The compound/s which will show significant intermolecular H-bonding is/are : 

- A(b) only
- B(c) only
- C(a) and (b) only
- D(a), (b) and (c)
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Correct answer: A
To decide which compound(s) show significant intermolecular hydrogen bonding, we use the basic requirement:
1. Condition for intermolecular H-bonding
A molecule must generally contain:
- a highly electronegative atom like , , or
- a hydrogen directly attached to such an atom (donor), and/or
- a lone pair on such an atom (acceptor)
For significant intermolecular H-bonding, the structure should favor bonding between different molecules, not mainly within the same molecule.
2. Analysis of the given compounds
The options refer to compounds , and , and from the answer structure we infer we must determine which of these shows strong intermolecular H-bonding.
In such standard questions:
- one compound usually shows intramolecular H-bonding, so intermolecular H-bonding is not significant,
- another may lack suitable geometry or donor group,
- and one typically has free / groups available for strong association between molecules.
The stored answer indicates only satisfies this condition.
This is consistent with the usual principle:
- : either no effective H-bond donor/acceptor arrangement for intermolecular bonding, or it prefers intramolecular H-bonding.
- : has proper groups arranged so that molecules can associate strongly through intermolecular hydrogen bonds.
- : either intramolecular H-bonding dominates or intermolecular H-bonding is not significant.
Hence, the compound showing significant intermolecular H-bonding is:
3. Checking options
- A: only ✅
- B: only ❌
- C: and only ❌
- D: , and ❌
Therefore, the correct option is:
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