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CHM 101 Chemical Bonding and Intermolecular Forces Objective Question
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What are hydrogen bonds?
Options
A Covalent bonds between hydrogen and oxygen
B Unusually strong dipole-dipole interactions experienced when hydrogen is bonded to nitrogen, oxygen, or fluorine
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C Weak attractions between all molecules regardless of composition
D Bonds formed by the transfer of electrons from hydrogen
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Option B is the correct answer.

Detailed Explanation

Hydrogen bonds are unusually strong dipole-dipole interactions that occur when hydrogen is covalently bonded to a highly electronegative atom (nitrogen, oxygen, or fluorine). The large electronegativity difference creates a strong partial positive charge on hydrogen that attracts strongly to lone pairs on neighboring molecules.

Hint

Hydrogen bonding is a special, stronger type of dipole-dipole interaction.

Question Info

Course: CHM 101
Topic: Chemical Bonding and Intermolecular Forces
Type: Objective
Difficulty: Not specified
Question 1624 of 1872
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