Does ammonia have dipole-dipole interaction?
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Ammonia has a special case of
Explanation:
.........just as water has a special case of
When hydrogen is covalently bound to a strongly electronegative element, i.e.
All of these are quite small molecules, and yet ammonia has a normal boiling point of
The intermolecular hydrogen bonding, which of course is a special case of dipole-dipole interaction, operates very strongly in these 3 small molecules, and is responsible for their elevated boiling points, with respect to the lower group hydrides. Compare the reduced normal points of phosphine, hydrogen sulfide, and hydrogen chloride, for all of which you will have to hunt.