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"when a hydrogen atom is covalently bonded to either oxygen"

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Hydrogen Bonds is the strongest Intermolecular Force, its a super Dipole-dipole interaction, only present when hydrogen atom is covalently bonded to either Oxygen, Nitrogen, Or Fluorine (F). This creates a large polarity. Then, the hydrogen interacts with the lone pair of electrons on a nearby Fluorine, Oxygen, or Nitrogen atoms.
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