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What is the relationship between latent heat and the hydrogen bonds which hold the molecules together?

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The molecules form strong hydrogen bonds, and water has a correspondingly high latent heat of vaporization. When no strong bonds are present, heating a liquid can easily free the molecules to form a gas, and the latent heat of vaporization is low.

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