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`PH_(3)` has lower boiling point than `NH_(3)`. Why ?

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Unlike `NH_(3).PH_(3)` molecules are not associated through hydrogen bonding in liquid state. That is why the boiling point of `PH_(3)` is lower than `NH_(3)`.
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