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Boiling points of alkyl halides are greater than their parent hydrocarbon. Give reason.

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* Due to polar nature of alkylhalides dipole-dipole interaction increases.
* Due to increase in molecular mass van der Waals forces increases. Therefore boiling point increases.
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