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what type of intermolecular force is responsible for the unusual boiling point of H2O at standard pressure

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Hydrogen bonding

Step-by-step explanation:

The O-H bonds in water are highly polar.

There is an especially strong type of dipole-dipole attraction between the partially positive H atom in one molecule and the partially negative O atom on a nearby molecule.

We call this type of intermolecular force hydrogen bonding.

The strong attractive forces mean that we must supply extra energy to separate the molecules from each other.

Water therefore has an unusually high boiling point .

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