Explain why HCl is a gas and HF is a liquid.

Question:

Explain why HCl is a gas and HF is a liquid.

Solution:

Due to the formation of strong and stable hydrogen bonding, high energy is required to break the H-F bond. So the boiling point of HF is more than HCl and due to which HF is a liquid and HCl is a gas.

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