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Unit 3 – Intermolecular Forces and Properties
Topic 3.2
Which of the following statements correctly identifies why carbon tetrabromide (CBr₄) has a larger boiling point than bromomethane (CH₃Br)?
Carbon tetrabromide is ionic while bromomethane is covalent.
Bromomethane is polar and has dipole-dipole forces, whereas carbon tetrabromide is nonpolar and has london dispersion forces.
Carbon tetrabromide is more polarizable than bromomethane, because it has more electrons.
Carbon tetrabromide is an asymmetrical molecule while bromomethane is symmetrical making it nonpolar.
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