Why does hydrochloric acid have a higher boiling point than diatomic fluorine? why does hydrochloric acid have a higher boiling point than diatomic fluorine?
a.)the stabilizing effect of dipole interactions in hydrochloric acid is high.
b. )hydrochloric acid is a larger molecule.
c. )fluorine is a larger molecule.
d. )hydrochloric acid is polar whereas fluorine is non-polar.
e.)hydrochloric acid has high intermolecular forces whereas fluorine has low intermolecular forces.

Hydrochloric acid is polar which means it has stronger bonds between it's molecules, unlike diatomic fluorine that is non-polar and has weaker bonds. That's why it has a higher boiling point.

you need to take a look at the periodic system in order to sort these elements into pairs that would most likely exhibit similar chemical properties. first, you need to find elements that are found in the same group (groups are vertical in the periodic system), and then to see whether they have the same valence number. if they meet these criteria, they will have similar properties.

the first pair: ne (neon) and kr (krypton), are noble gases found in group 8

the second pair: li (lithium) and k (potassium), found in group 1

the third pair: s (sulfur) and te (tellurium), found in group 6

the atomic number will stay the same no matter how many electrons it has, so it doesn’t decrease nor increase. it’ll only change with a different number of protons