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What is chiefly responsible for the relatively high boiling point of water?

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Hydrogen bonding
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Ionic bonding
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Network bonding
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London dispersion force
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Metallic bonding
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Solution

The correct option is A Hydrogen bonding
Hydrogen bonding is the reason for water's abnormally high boiling point.
Due to intermolecular hyderogen bonds, water molecules associate and require more energy to get separated for vaporization.
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