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Hydrogen fluoride boils at lower temperature than water

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Answered by chayat
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Intermolecular forces (IMFs) are the key here. IMFs are directly related to boiling point.Both HF and H2O have hydrogen bonds (H attached to N O or F). But H2O has two hydrogen bonds where HF only has one. Thus H2O should have a much higher BP.
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