400 H2O Group 7A 350 Group 6A Group 5A 300 HF Group 4A H2Te SÜH3 250 NH3 HI SnH4 200 GeH4 150 SIH4 CH4 100 50 75 100 125 150 Molecular weight (amu) Activate Windows A Figure 11.9 Boiling points of the covalent hydrides of the elements in groups 4A-7A as a fünctione W of molecular weight. Boiling point (K) 25

400 H2O Group 7A 350 Group 6A Group 5A 300 HF Group 4A H2Te SÜH3 250 NH3 HI SnH4 200 GeH4 150 SIH4 CH4 100 50 75 100 125 150 Molecular weight (amu) Activate Windows A Figure 11.9 Boiling points of the covalent hydrides of the elements in groups 4A-7A as a fünctione W of molecular weight. Boiling point (K) 25

Chemistry: An Atoms First Approach

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Chapter19: The Representative Elements

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