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Why is water a liquid at stp while carbon dioxide is a gas?

April 26, 2017carbon dioxide Gas liquid STP water

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Why is water a liquid at stp while carbon dioxide is a gas?

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Although carbon dioxide has a greater molecular mass than water, water is a liquid at room temperature while carbon dioxide is a gas because of the strong intermolecular forces that hold water molecules together. Primarily, it is water’s hydrogen bonds that keep it liquid at room temperature.