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Why H2O is a liquid while H2S is a gas at ordinary temperature?

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Oxygen has high electronegativity than Sulphur. As a result, H2O forms hydrogen bonding. Consequently molecules of water come near to each other through hydrogen bonding. This results in higher boiling point of water hence it is a liquid.

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