Answer by Karl for Why does tetrachloromethane have a higher boiling point...
Chloroform numerically has a relatively strong dipole moment, but the negative charge is distributed over three large chlorine atoms.The positively charged hydrogen atom finds nothing it could really...
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tetrachloromethane has a higher mollecular mass than that of trichloromethane i.e tetrachloromethane has a Rmm=154 and trichloromethane has a Rmm=118.5thus the heavier the mollecule the greater the...
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You also need to account for the difference in dispersion forces between the two molecules. Chlorine is much larger than hydrogen. Therefore tetrachloromethane has a larger molecular surface area which...
View ArticleWhy does tetrachloromethane have a higher boiling point than trichloromethane?
London dispersion forces (LDF) are present in all molecules, whether polar or non-polar. Molecules also exhibiting dipole-dipole interactions (in addition to the LDF) must have stronger forces of...
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