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Why `H_(2)O` is liquid while `H_(2)S` is gas

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Oxygen is more electronegative than sulphur. Hence oxygen forms hydrogen bonds. Due to intermolecular hydrogen bonding between `H_(2) O` molecules, it exists as a liquid. On the other hand, hydrogen bonding is absent in `H_(2) S` and `H_(2) S` exists as a gas.
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