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Water has a molar mass of 18 g/mol and methane, CH4, has a molar mass of...

Water has a molar mass of 18 g/mol and methane, CH4, has a molar mass of 16 g/mol. The boiling point for water is 100 °C, and the boiling point for methane is -164 °C. Why is the boiling point for water so much higher than the boiling point for methane?

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