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OpenStudy (anonymous):

why does the boiling point of hydrides go up as you move down the period?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I believe you are talking about halogen hydrides. If so, it is because their mass number increases, hence strengthening the Van Der Waal's forces, which hold the atoms together.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

thx

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Right.

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