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Can someone explain hydrogen bonding? Can someone explain hydrogen bonding? @Chemistry

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Hydrogen bonds do not form in all molecules because hydrogen can only form these bonds with highly electronegative atoms. It is a weak type of force that happens when a hydrogen atom is bonded to an atom which has a high electronegativity. For water, it is present because hydrogen is bonded to oxygen which is very electronegative.

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