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The boiling point of CCl4 is higher than that of CHCl3 because

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a

CHCl3 forms hydrogen bonds

b

CCl4 is highly soluble in water

c

CCl4 has strong van der Waal’s forces of attraction than CHCl3

d

CCl4 is more ionic than CHCl3

answer is C.

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Detailed Solution

CH4 < CH3Cl< CH2Cl2 <CHCl3 < CCl4
As the size of the molecule (or) as molecular weight increases the surface area increases vanderwaal's (or) intermolecular force of attraction increases. Therefore in order to break up those attractions we need to provide high amount of energy (heat) in the form of B.Pt
 B.pt increases

 

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The boiling point of CCl4 is higher than that of CHCl3 because