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9. What causes water's low vapor pressure?

hydrogen bonding
covalent bonding
dispersion forces
ionic attractions

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It’s Hydrogen Bonding


The vapor pressure of a liquid is the pressure of the vapor produced by evaporation of a liquid or solid above the liquid or solid in a closed container. The hydrogen bonding between liquid water molecules explains why water has an unusually low vapor pressure.
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