Interpretation: To determine the reason for high surface tension, low vapor pressure, and high boiling point of water.
Concept Introduction: The boiling point can be defined as the temperature at which liquid alters into a gaseous state. As the intermolecular force increase, the boiling point increases as well.
Answer to Problem 1LC
Water has a higher boiling point, higher surface tension, and low vapor pressure because it has hydrogen bonding.
Explanation of Solution
Because of the hydrogen bonds that exist between its molecules, water has several special properties when compared to other substances, including a greater boiling point, higher surface tension, and low vapor pressure.
The strong hydrogen connections between molecules give water an extremely low vapor pressure and a high surface tension.
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