JEE Main Chemistry question

Water has a high heat of vaporization due to

(A)Covalent bonding
(B)H-bondingCorrect
(C)Ionic bonding
(D)None of the above

Answer: (B)

Solution

Water molecules are extensively linked together by hydrogen bonds, which must be broken in large numbers for vaporisation to occur; this requires significantly more energy than would

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Question ID VK-133358