JEE Main20199 Apr 2019Evening ShiftChemistryp Block Elements (Group 15, 16, 17 & 18)Actual
H F has highest boiling point among hydrogen halides, because it has:
Options
- Alowest dissociation enthalpy
- Bstrongest van der Waals’ interactions
- Cstrongest hydrogen bonding
- Dlowest ionic character
Correct answer
C. strongest hydrogen bonding
Step-by-step solution
Boiling point is directly proportional to intermolecular Forces. Since Fluorine is highly electronegative element it forms hydrogen bonding. Because of H - bonding H F has high boiling point.