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GIve lewis structures for methane and dihydrogen monoxide. If you had pure samples of each compound, which would you expect to have the lower boiling point and why?
The boiling point of methene is lower than water(dihydrogen
monoxide),this is because of the difference between the bindings
present in them.because oxygen is a electronegative element so it
creates a permanent dipole moment in water and a positive charge on
hydrogen atoms and negative charge on oxygen atom.so oxygen attract
the hydrogen atoms of nearby water molecules hence a strong
attraction called hydrogen bonding present in water molecules . In
order to break the intrinsic bonding in water you need to give more
energy so boiling point of water is higher than a equivalent
molecule without hydrogen bonding. Methane can not form hydrogen
bonding between them but there is only weak London dispersion
forces which is weaker than hydrogen bond so a significantly less
energy to be given to break the bonds if methane comparison of
water.Hence because if hydrogen bonding present in water, methane
has lower boiling point than of water.