Chemistry 9701 · AS & A Level · States of matter

States of matter — practice question

What explains why ammonia, $\text{NH}_3$, has a higher boiling point than phosphine, $\text{PH}_3$?

  • AAmmonia molecules are polar; phosphine molecules are not.
  • BAmmonia molecules have significant hydrogen bonding; phosphine molecules do not.
  • C$\text{N-H}$ covalent bonds are stronger than $\text{P-H}$ covalent bonds.
  • DThere is one lone pair in each ammonia molecule but no lone pair in each phosphine molecule.

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