JEE Main Chemistry question

Hydrogen fluoride is a liquid unlike the other hydrogen halides because:

(A)HF molecules associate due to hydrogen bondingCorrect
(B) is highly reactive
(C)HF is the weakest acid of all hydrogen halides
(D)Fluorine atom is the smallest of all halogens

Answer: (A)

Solution

The H atom in HF is bonded directly to the small, highly electronegative F atom, allowing extensive intermolecular hydrogen bonding (even forming zig-zag chains/rings of HF units). This additional

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