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The normal boiling point of chloroform, which has a higher vapor pressure than water at 100°C, is _____.

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Answer:

lower than the normal boiling point of water

Step-by-step explanation:

The normal boiling point of water is higher than the normal boiling point of chloroform.

Boiling point is a function of the intermolecular interaction within a chemical entity.

  • Intermolecular force of attractions determines determines the bulk of the physical properties of matter.
  • Boiling point is one of such properties.
  • Water is made up of very strong intermolecular forces called hydrogen bonds.
  • Hydrogen bonds are very strong attraction between the hydrogen of one molecule and the more electronegative specie of another molecule.
  • This bond type is not present in chloroform.
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