List the following compounds in order of increasing boiling point: $\mathrm { Cl } _ { 4 }$ , $\mathrm { CBr } _ { 4 }$ , $\mathrm { CCl } _ { 4 }$ , $\mathrm { CF } _ { 4 }$ . A) $\mathrm { Cl } _ { 4 }$ , $\mathrm { CBr } _ { 4 }$ , $\mathrm { CCl } _ { 4 }$ , $\mathrm { CF } _ { 4 }$ B) $\mathrm { CF } _ { 4 }$ , $\mathrm { CBr } _ { 4 }$ , $\mathrm { CCl } _ { 4 }$ , $\mathrm { Cl } _ { 4 }$ C) $\mathrm { Cl } _ { 4 }$ , $\mathrm { CCl } _ { 4 }$ , $\mathrm { CBr } _ { 4 }$ , $\mathrm { CF } _ { 4 }$ D) $\mathrm { CF } _ { 4 }$ , $\mathrm { CCl } _ { 4 }$ , $\mathrm { CBr } _ { 4 }$ , $\mathrm { Cl } _ { 4 }$

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Boiling points increase with molecular weight and polarizability. $\mathrm{CF}_4$ has the lowest molecular weight and least polarizable halogens, leading to the lowest boiling point. $\mathrm{CCl}_4$, $\mathrm{CBr}_4$, and $\mathrm{Cl}_4$ (assuming a typo and referring to a compound with increasing halogen size) follow in increasing order due to their increasing molecular weights and polarizability.

List the Following Compounds in Order of Increasing Boiling Point Cl4\mathrm { Cl } _ { 4 }Cl4​

List the Following Compounds in Order of Increasing Boiling Point $\mathrm { Cl } _ { 4 }$