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why ammonia has higher boiling point than phosphine ?

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Boiling point of `NH_(3)` is higher than `PH_(3)` due to intermolecular H-bonding. Nitrogen is highly electronegative and hence H-bonding is possible. Due to low electronegativity of phosphorus, H-bonding is not possible in case of `PH_(3)`.
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