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Boiling Points and Intermolecular Forces

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The 'normal' boiling point of a substance depends on the molecular mass, and the type of intermolecular attractions. Rank the following compounds in order of increasing boiling points, and describe the intermolecular forces which affect the ranking.

a. H2Se
b. H2S
c. H2Te

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The solution ranks the given compounds in order of increasing boiling points and describes the intermolecular forces which affect the ranking.

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The increasing order of the boiling points is: H2S < H2Se < H2Te

[H2S= -61 deg C, H2Se= -45 deg C, ...

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