Why does water have a higher boiling point than methane?

  1. Stronger attractions between molecules
  2. Ionic bonding
  3. Metallic bonding
  4. More covalent bonds
Answer

A) Stronger attractions between molecules

Water molecules attract each other by hydrogen bonding, which is stronger than the weak forces between methane molecules.

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