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Your question: How do you know what has a lower boiling point?

Your question: How do you know what has a lower boiling point? When determining which substance has a lower boiling point, we must consider the intermolecular forces that exist between the molecules. Substances with weaker intermolecular forces, such as those with polar covalent bonds and linear or symmetric structures, tend to have lower boiling points.[…]