Question: Rationalize the difference in boiling points in each pair: (a) HF (20 oC) and HCl (- 85 oC), (b) CHCl3 (61 oC) and CHBr3 (150

Rationalize the difference in boiling points in each pair:
(a) HF (20 oC) and HCl (- 85 oC),
(b) CHCl3 (61 oC) and CHBr3 (150 oC),
(c) Br2 (59 oC) and ICI (97 oC)?

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