Rank these compounds by their expected boiling point. ch3cl, ch4, ch3oh

CH₄ < CH₃Cl < CH₃OH

Explanation:

In all three compounds, the central C atom has four bonds, so the molecules all have a tetrahedral molecular geometry.

The only difference is in one bond:  CH₃-Cl, CH₃-H, and CH₃-OH.

CH₃-Cl: The C-Cl bond is polar, so the strongest intermolecular forces are dipole-dipole.

CH₄: the molecule is symmetrical, so the strongest intermolecular forces are London dispersion forces.

CH₃-OH: The OH group can form hydrogen bonds.

The order of strength of intermolecular forces is

London dispersion forces < dipole-dipole < hydrogen bonds

The order of boiling points is

CH₄ < CH₃Cl < CH₃OH

in 1783 cavendish was working with his hydrogen gas and found that when he burned it and condensed the vapor it was water. this was very significant since it disproved the greek theory of elements completely since water was not a simple substance but the product of two gases. it was lavoisier who hearing of the experiment gave cavendish's gas the name hydrogen ("water-producer") and added that hydrogen burned by combining with oxygen and that water was a hydrogen-oxygen combination.

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