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Ammonia anomalous properties

Here is one odd but hugely important anomalous property. A water molecule is only slightlyheavierthanamethane molecule (CH C denotes a carbon atom) and an ammonia molecule (NH3, N denotes a nitrogen atom). However, whereas methane and ammonia are gases, water is a liquid at room temperature. Water is also nearly unique in so far as its solid form, ice, is less dense than its liquid form, so ice floats on water. Icebergs float in water methanebergs and ammoniabergs would both sink in their respective liquids in an... [Pg.3]

A water molecule can form a maximum of four hydrogen bonds because it can accept two and donate two hydrogen atoms. Other molecules like hydrogen fluoride, ammonia, methanol form hydrogen bonds but they do not show anomalous behavior of thermodynamic, kinetic or structural properties like those observed in water. The answer... [Pg.93]


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