Boiling Points of Covalent Hydrides

Chemistry Level 2

If hydrogen bonding is NOT considered, which of the following compounds would you expect to have the highest boiling point:

\[\ce{HF}, ~~\ce{HCl}, ~~\ce{HBr}, ~~\ce{or} ~~\ce{HI}?\]

If hydrogen bonding IS considered, which of the following compounds would you expect to have the highest boiling point:

\[\ce{HF}, ~~\ce{HCl}, ~~\ce{HBr}, ~~\text{or} ~~\ce{HI}?\]

\[\ce{HI}, \ce{HI}\] \[\ce{HF}, \ce{HF}\] \[\ce{HF}, \ce{HI}\] \[\ce{HI}, \ce{HBr}\] \[\ce{HI}, \ce{HF}\] \[\ce{HF}, \ce{HBr}\] \[\ce{HCl}, \ce{HCl}\]

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