List the compounds in decreasing boiling point order. ch3ch2ch3 ar ch3cn

The boiling point depends on the strength of the intermolecular forces holding the molecules together. Greater the force, higher is the boiling point.

The intermolecular force increases in the order shown below:

ion-ion > H-bonding > dipole-dipole > London dispersion

CH3CN is a polar molecule with strong dipole-dipole forces

CH3CH2CH3 is non-polar held by london dispersion

Ar exist as a gas. It will have a lowest boiling point

Thus the order of decreasing b.pt is:

CH3CN > CH3CH2CH3 > Ar

a polar bond is formed when electrons are shared unevenly between atoms

assuming that your periodic table has eighteen columns, you should highlight   the four elements in the third column from the left of the table.

neutral atoms of elements after calcium contain d electrons. the energy of d orbitals of a particular main shell lies between the energy of the s and p orbitals of the next main shell. for example, electrons in the have energy higher than those in the orbital while lower than those of the orbital.

by the aufbau principle, electrons fill orbitals one at a time, starting from those of the lowest energy. the orbital is therefore filled right after orbitals and before orbitals.  

potassium has electron configuration and calcium . the s orbital of a main shell holds a maximum of two electrons. the next element would thus have the electron configuration and satisfy the requirements.

a neutral atom of the element contains three electrons on top of the most recent noble gas element. it should thus be placed in the third column of the periodic table. both scandium and yttrium would satisfy the conditions. an aufbau diagram indicates that the 4f orbital is filled before the 5d. however, it appears that exceptions exists for both lanthanum and actinium. neutral atoms of the two d-block elements also demonstrate the and should be highlighted as well.