MHT CET 2023 Chemistry question

Which of the following compounds has highest boiling point?

(A)Chloromethane
(B)Fluoromethane
(C)IodomethaneCorrect
(D)Bromomethane

Answer: (C)

Solution

For haloalkanes with the same alkyl group, the boiling point increases with the size (and so the polarisability and molar mass) of the halogen because van der Waals

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