Question

Based upon the intermolecular forces present, rank the following substances according to the expected boiling point for the substance. Rank from highest to lowest boiling point. To rank items as equivalent, overlap them.HCl, NaCl, N₂, H₂O

Answer 1

NaCl> H₂O> HCl>N₂

Step-by-step explanation:

The force in NaCl is ionic hence has the highest boiling point since it's difficult to overcome ionic bond with heat, in H₂O molcules the boiling point is a little high because of the stronger intermolecular hydrogen bonding, but HCl has no intermolecular hydrogen bonding hence much lower boiling point, N₂ molcules are held by Van der Waals which is the weakest hence the lowest boiling point