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Why does ammonia have higher melting point but lower boiling point than HF? [duplicate]

I guess the reason is hydrogen bonding, but shouldn't both the trends be similar in that case?
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Why is the boiling point of hydrogen sulfide higher than that of hydrogen chloride?

The boiling point of $\ce{H_2S}$ is higher than $\ce{HCl}$. Is this due to the greater number of hydrogen bond that $\ce{H_2S}$ can form compared to $\ce{HCl}$? I found this explanation for the ...
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Why is the boiling point of stibane higher than that of ammonia?

I recently came across the fact that the boiling point of $\ce{SbH3}$ (stibane) is greater than that of $\ce{NH3}$ (ammonia). I was expecting $\ce{NH3}$ to have a greater boiling point as a ...
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Why is the boiling point of sulfuric acid much higher than that of phosphoric acid?

Why is boiling point of sulfuric acid much higher than that of phosphoric acid? According to the data book, • The boiling point of sulfuric acid is 337 °C (639 °F; 610 K) When sulfuric acid is ...
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