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Boiling point of phosphine is less than that of ammonia though its molecule size is more. Assign reason.

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In ammonia `(NH_(3))`, the molecules are involved in the intermolecular hydrogen bonding on account of the polarity of N-H bonds. But the same is not possible in molecules of phosphine `(PH_(3))` since the polarity of P-H bond is negligible as compared to N-H bond. This is due to lesser electronegativity of phosphorus (2.1) as compared to nitrogen (3.1). Therefore, boiling point of ammonia is more than that of phosphine.

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