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Why does having a group 7 further down group increase melting point of haloalkane?

Is it something to do with imf?
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Original post by milliex_grace1
Is it something to do with imf?

as you go down the group the proton number and electron number increase with the electrons increasing by 1 electron shell each time. When this happens the strength of the Van Der Waals forces increases as there are more electrons.

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