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p-dichlorobenzene has higher melting poi...

p-dichlorobenzene has higher melting point than those of ortho and meta isomers. Give reason.

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para-dichlorobenzene has symmetry in the molecule. This leads to close packing in the crystal. Hence it has high melting point than ortho and para isomer.
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