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10.6      Arrange each set of compounds in order of increasing boiling points.

        (i)       Bromomethane, Bromoform, Chloromethane, Dibromomethane.

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It is known that boiling point increases with increase in molecular mass when the alkyl group is the same.

So the order of increasing boiling point is Chloromethane <  Bromomethane  <  Dibromomethane  <  Bromoform

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Devendra Khairwa

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When it comes to group 17 elements being the substituents, the boiling point increases as we go down the group and thus the increasing order of boiling point is:

Chloromethane, Bromomethane, Dibromomethane, Bromoform

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Susan Mani

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