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Grade upto college level Physical Chemistry

Water is liquid while H2S is a gas at room temperature.

Profile image of Shane Macguire
12 Years agoGrade upto college level
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Profile image of Arun Kumar
12 Years ago
Hi
Actually this happens because of very strong hydrogen bonding that exist in H2O but doesn't so much in H2S. Hydrogen bonding isnt' so strong when its with any other element that N,F,O.
Thanks & Regards, Arun Kumar, Btech,IIT Delhi, Askiitians Faculty