What is the trend of boiling points of hydrides of N, O, and F?
- Due to lower molecular masses $NH _{3}, H _{2}O$ and HF have lower boiling points than those of the subsequent group member hydrides
- Due to higher electronegativity of N, O and F; $NH _{3}, H _{2}O$ and HF show hydrogen bonding and hence higher boiling points than the hydrides of their subsequent group members.
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There is no regular trend in the boiling points of hydrides
- Due to higher oxidation states of N, O and F, the boiling points of $NH _{3}, H _{2}O$ and HF are higher than the hydrides of their subsequent group members.
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Explanation
The boiling point increases with increase in molecular masses. But in the case of $N, O$ and $F$ they show the higher boiling point in molecules.
This is due to the higher electronegativity of $N, O$ and $F$ which leads to hydrogen bonding in $NH _3, H _2O$ and $HF$ due to which the boiling point of these increases & is higher than the hydrides of their subsequent group members.