Water, O, and Methane, C , Have About

question 87

Multiple Choice

Water, O, and methane, C , have about the same mass and differ by only one type of atom. Why is the boiling point of water so much higher than that of methane?

• A) The water molecule is less symmetrical than is the methane molecule.
• B) The oxygen of a water molecule has two lone pairs of electrons.
• C) The electronegativity difference between oxygen and hydrogen is greater than the electronegativity difference between carbon and hydrogen.
• D) all of the above

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