Boiling Points of Covalent Hydrides
If hydrogen bonding is NOT considered, which of the following compounds would you expect to have the highest boiling point:
If hydrogen bonding IS considered, which of the following compounds would you expect to have the highest boiling point:
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1 solution
Usually, compounds with higher molecular masses have higher boiling points, so considering that basic trend, H I would be expected to have the highest boiling point. However, the unusually strong intermolecular forces the hydrogen bonds create between molecules of H F cause its boiling point to be higher than any other group 17 hydride.