HF has highest boiling point among hydrogen halides, because it has:
p-Block Elements (Class 12) · Class 12 · JEE Main Previous Year Question
HF has highest boiling point among hydrogen halides, because it has:
- a
lowest dissociation enthalpy
- b
strongest van der Waals' interactions
- c✓
strongest hydrogen bonding
- d
lowest ionic character
strongest hydrogen bonding
Strategy: Identify compounds with similar shapes despite different central atoms.
Step 1: Isostructural Analysis
- and (or ): Both are linear with 3 lone pairs on the central atom.
- and : Both are square planar.
- and : Both are pyramidal.
Step 2: Conclusion Identifying the pair that matches the geometry provides the answer.
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