The boiling points of different substances are given in the table below. substance boiling point (°c) acetic acid 118.1 benzene 80.2 chloroform 61.2 water 100.0 which substance most likely has the strongest intermolecular forces? acetic acid benzene chloroform water

acetic acid

Explanation: Boiling point is the temperature at which vapor pressure of the liquid becomes equal to atmospheric pressure.

Boiling point depends on the strength of inter molecular forces. More strong is the inter molecular force, higher is the boiling point.

Benzene molecules are bonded through weak vander waals forces, chloroform molecules are bonded through dipole dipole interactions ans water molecules are bonded by hydrogen bonds.

The molecules of acetic acid are bonded by strong hydrogen bonding through both -C=O and -OH groups which leads to an increase in the boiling point.

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