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Explain why hydrogen sulfide is a gas at room temperature, whereas water, which has a lower molecular mass, is a liquid.
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Therefore, Hydrogen bonds are stronger among \(\rm{O}\) atoms.
1Step 1: Explain why hydrogen sulfide is a gas at room temperature.
This is due to higher electro negativity of oxygen which can as such form much stronger hydrogen bonds \(( - \rm{O} - \rm{H} - - - {\rm{O}} - )\) then are the hydrogen bonds among sulfur atoms \(( - {\rm{S}} - {\rm{H}} - {\rm{ - }} - {\rm{S}} - )\).
Therefore, Hydrogen bonds are stronger among \(\rm{O}\) atoms.
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