What has a higher boiling point CH3CH3 or CH3Cl?

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2026-07-30 22:45

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CH3Cl because it is polar meaning it has both a dipole-dipole bond and dispersion bond, where as CCl4 is non polar and only has a dispersion bond. Since CH3Cl is bonded together stronger, it will be harder to break up and therefore a greater temperature will be required to boil it

Edited (9/20/10)

CCl4 has a bp 76.7 C, CH3Cl has a bp -24.2 C, see wikipedia or MSDS info.

That means the first answer is wrong.

Boiling points are based on intermolecular forces. Stronger the forces, lower the vapor pressure, higher the bp.

The reason CCl4 has a higher boiling point is because dispersion forces increase with increasing molecular weight and # of electrons. Therefore the greater number of electrons in CCl4 create a stronger dispersion force than the combined dipole+dispersion forces in the CH3Cl.

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