Carbon tetrachloride, CCl 4 , and chloroform, CHCl 3 , are common organic liquids. Carbon tetrachlorides normal

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Carbon tetrachloride, CCl4, and chloroform, CHCl3, are common organic liquids. Carbon tetrachloride’s normal boiling point is 77°C; chloroform’s normal boiling point is 61°C. Which statement is the best explanation of these data?

(a) Chloroform can hydrogen-bond, but carbon tetrachloride cannot. 

(b) Carbon tetrachloride has a larger dipole moment than chloroform.

(c) Carbon tetrachloride is more polarizable than chloroform.

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Chemistry The Central Science

ISBN: 978-0134414232

14th Edition

Authors: Theodore Brown, H. LeMay, Bruce Bursten, Catherine Murphy, Patrick Woodward, Matthew Stoltzfus

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