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Compound (b) has 9 carbons and the others have 8, so (b) has the largest value. (a) and (c) are isomers ($C_8$$H_{14}$). (c) contains a strained cyclopropane ring, so it has more potential energy than the strain-free cis-bicyclo[3.3.0]octane (a). Order : b $>$ c $>$ a.