Arrange the following compounds in increasing order of boiling points: I: CH3Cl II: CH2Cl2 III: CHCl3 IV: CCl4
A
I<II<III<IV
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B
IV<III<II<I
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C
II<IV<I<III
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D
IV<II<I<III
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Solution
The correct option is AI<II<III<IV As the molecular weight increases, the boiling point increases. The increasing order of the boiling points is I(CH3Cl)<II(CH2Cl2)<III(CHCl3)<IV(CCl4)