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Explain use the fact that water is a polar molecule to explain why water has a much higher boiling point than other molecules of its size?
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Water has a high electron density on the oxygen atom of the molecule, creating a slight positive charge on the oxygen, and a slight negative charge on the hydrogens of the molecule, as opposite charges attract, the hydrogens of one water molecule are attracted to the oxygen of another, this process repeats ad infinitum. This interaction is known as dipole-dipole interaction. Additionally, water is capable of Hydrogen bonding, where the hydrogens of one water form weak "temporary" bonds with the oxygen of another water. All these factors culminate in water having a higher boiling point than similar molecules as more energy is required to overcome these forces to put water into the gas phase.
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