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Intermolecular Forces

Review - 5

These are the normal boiling points of methane, dichloromethane, and tetrachloromethane (carbon tetrachloride):

CH4 -161.5 °C,   CH2Cl2 39.8 °C,   CCl4 76.7 °C

Interpret these values to decide what is the dominant type of intermolecular force in these substances.

Hints

First decide what types of intermolecular forces are present in these substances. One of these substances has a type of intermolecular force not found in the other two.

Answer

 

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