Question 5 • FL-2003350-Chemistry 1 Honors Sem 1 - Flex
Calcium chloride is made of oppositely charged ions held together by strong electrostatic attractions in an ionic lattice. Separating those ions requires much more energy than overcoming the intermolecular forces between methanol molecules, or the dispersion forces between nonpolar carbon tetrachloride molecules. Therefore, calcium chloride most likely has the highest boiling point.
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