Chapter 11, Problem 45AC

To determine

From the following options, the heat of fusion, specific heat, and heat of vaporization of water are high ascompared to similar substances such as hydrogen sulfide, ${\text{H}}_2\text{S}$, because:

(a) ionic bonds form in water molecules.

(b) hydrogen bonds form between water molecules.

(c) covalent bonds form between water molecules.

(d) covalent bonds form in water molecules.