Carbon tetrachloride, CCl4, and chloroform, CHCl3, arecommon organic liquids. Carbon tetrachloride’s normalboiling point is 77 °C; chloroform’s normal boiling pointis 61 °C. Which statement is the best explanation of thesedata? (a) Chloroform can hydrogen-bond, but carbon tetrachloridecannot. (b) Carbon tetrachloride has a largerdipole moment than chloroform. (c) Carbon tetrachlorideis more polarizable than chloroform.

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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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