MHT CET Chemistry question

The decreasing order of basic characters of the three amines and ammonia is [MHTCET 2006]

Answer: (B)

Solution

Alkyl groups raise basicity (+I effect; ethyl more than methyl), so C2H5NH2 > CH3NH2 > NH3, and aniline is the weakest because

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