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The variation of the boiling points of the hydrogen halides is in the order . What explains the higher boiling point of hydrogen fluoride?
(a)The bond energy of molecules is greater than in other hydrogen halides.
(b)The effect of nuclear shielding is much reduced in fluorine, which polarises the molecule.
(c)The electronegativity of fluorine is much higher than for the other elements in the group
(d)There is strong hydrogen bonding between the molecules.

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