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The high boiling point of hydrogen fluoride can be explained in terms of?

Chemistry
NECO 2008

The high boiling point of hydrogen fluoride can be explained in terms of?

  • A. covalent bonds.
  • B. dative bonds.
  • C. dipole-dipole bonds
  • D. electrovalent (ionic) bonds.
  • E. hydrogen bonds.
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Correct Answer: Option E
Explanation

Hydrogen fluoride is formed through covalent bonding (electron sharing) between a hydrogen atom and a fluorine atom. 

The reason is the strong electronegativity of the fluorine atom, which causes hydrogen and fluorine atoms to form hydrogen bonds in the liquid phase.


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