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Hydrogen Bonding Cause

"On the Genesis of Hydrogen Bonds"

Between heaven and earth, everything has its own reason. The genesis of hydrogen bonds is the mystery of chemistry.

Hydrogen is a tiny atom with only one electron. When combined with atoms with strong electronegativity, such as fluorine, oxygen, and nitrogen. At this time, the electron cloud of hydrogen is biased towards the atom, causing hydrogen to be positively charged, while the atom with strong electronegativity is negatively charged.

This positively charged hydrogen interacts with an atom with strong electronegativity and lone pairs of electrons in another molecule due to its electrical phase. This interaction is called a hydrogen bond.

The formation of hydrogen bonds is not only due to the electrical properties of atoms, but also related to the arrangement of space. The molecules must have a suitable orientation in order to stabilize the hydrogen bond. And the force of hydrogen bonding is weaker than the covalent bond, but stronger than the van der Waals force, which has a huge impact on the properties of substances.

Looking at various substances, many of the specific properties of water are mostly derived from hydrogen bonds. The density of ice is less than that of water, and the boiling point of water is quite high, all of which are due to the existence of hydrogen bonds. The stability of the structure of biological macromolecules, such as proteins and nucleic acids, also depends on the work of hydrogen bonds.

Therefore, in order to understand the properties of substances, it is impossible to ignore the cause of hydrogen bonds. Only by studying in detail can we go further in the field of chemistry and solve the secrets of nature.