What features of the water molecule are responsible for its high heat of vaporization, and what other compound shares these features?
A) Water's small size and low molecular weight; carbon dioxide (CO2)
B) Water's polarity and its ability to form intermolecular hydrogen bonds; ammonia (NH3)
C) Water's single bonds and tetrahedral bond orientations; methane (CH4)
D) Water's bent shape and lone pairs of electrons; sulfur dioxide (SO2)
E) Water's covalent bonds involving hydrogen and oxygen atoms; hydrogen peroxide (HOOH)
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