which one of these have higher boiling point: alkanes, alkenes, carboxylic acids or halogenoalkanes ... explain all a little please
It depends on the intermolecular forces between the molecules, which are Van-der-waals, permanent dipole-dipole and hydrogen bonds( type of Perm. Dipole-Dipole).
Strength of Hydrogen bonds>permanent dipoles>van-der-waals.
As electrons increase, van-der-waals increase since they are actually induced dipoles from the movement of e's.
Hydrogen bonds form between N,O,F lone pair and H.
So if you are talking abt corresponding alkanes<alkenes<alchohols<carboxylic acids. Ofcourse as Carbon atoms increase m.p and b.p increases!