Why is water a liquid at room temperature and hydrogen sulfide a gas
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, water exists as a liquid at room temperature with a high boiling point. Sulphur is less electronegative than oxygen, and the S-H bond is much less polar than the O-H bond. Hence, there is no hydrogen bonding in hydrogen sulphide, and it normally exists as agas with discrete H2S molecules.
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