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At normal temperature, H2O is liquid while H2S is a gas. Why?

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At normal temperature H2O is liquid while H2S is a gas. Because hydrogen forms H-bonds with 3 elements which are..Fluorine, Oxygen and Chlorine.In this case H2O forms hydrogen bonding and whereas H2S do not form hydrogen bonding.

So due to strong hydrogen bonds H2O is a liquid and H2S is not


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