mahiraman Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 I’m doing an assignment for my thermodynamics class regarding the condensation of ammonia. I’ve been doing some research regarding why it’s a gas at STP and I’m having some difficulty understanding. As I understand, the intermolecular forces are usually sufficient in explaining the phase of a compound at STP. But NH3 displays hydrogen bonding, the strongest IMF. I read in a journal that the low density of this compound explains it being a gas, but I’m wondering if I’m missing something. This seems trivial, but I don’t understand why the strong hydrogen bonding doesn’t seem to play a role in its standard state. Any help is appreciated! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YogaChem Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 Water has 2 lone pairs with an extremely electronegative oxygen creating a much stronger hydrogen bonding network than that of ammonia, with only one lone pair and a relatively weak electronegativity WRT the Nitrogen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mahiraman Posted April 28 Author Share Posted April 28 On 4/15/2022 at 12:13 PM, mahiraman said: I’m doing an assignment for my thermodynamics class regarding the condensation of ammonia. I’ve been doing some research regarding why it’s a gas at STP and I’m having some difficulty understanding. As I understand, the intermolecular forces are usually sufficient in explaining the phase of a compound at STP. But NH3 displays hydrogen bonding https://100001.onl/ https://1921681254.mx/, the strongest IMF. I read in a journal that the low density of this compound explains it being a gas, but I’m wondering if I’m missing something. This seems trivial, but I don’t understand why the strong hydrogen bonding doesn’t seem to play a role in its standard state. Any help is appreciated! I got this,... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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