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Which of the following has the highest boiling point?(a) Chloromethane(b) Dichloromethane(c) Trichloromethane(d) TetrachloromethaneI have been asked this question in an online interview.I need to ask this question from Haloarenes Physical Properties topic in chapter Haloalkanes and Haloarenes of Chemistry – Class 12

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Correct option is (d) Tetrachloromethane

Easiest explanation: The boiling POINTS increase with the NUMBER of halogen atoms as the MOLECULAR masses increase and so do the intermolecular forces of ATTRACTION.



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