JEE Main Chemistry question

Statement 1: Water has high boiling point. Statement 2: Water shows hydrogen bonding.

(A)Assertion is True, Reason is True; Reason is correct explanation for AssertionCorrect
(B)Assertion is True, Reason is True; Reason is not correct explanation for Assertion
(C)Assertion is True, Reason is False
(D)Assertion is False, Reason is True

Answer: (A)

Solution

Water boils at 100°C, anomalously high for so small a molecule (compare with HS, which boils at °C), so Statement 1 is true. This anomaly is a direct consequence of extensive intermolecular hydrogen bonding

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