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Explain why water has high melting and boiling points as compared to `H_(2)S`?

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This is an account of intermolecular hydrogen bonding which is present in the molecules of `H_(2)O` but is absent in the molecules of `H_(2)S`.

As a result, both melting and boiling point of water are higher than those of hydrogen sulphide.
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