NEETChemistryChemical Bonding and Molecular Structure
How is hydrogen bond defined?
Options
- AIt is the sharing of electrons between two hydrogen atoms.
- BIt is the attractive force between two hydrogen atoms.
- CIt is the attractive force between a hydrogen atom and an electronegative atom of another molecule.
- DIt is the repulsive force between two hydrogen atoms.
Correct answer
C. It is the attractive force between a hydrogen atom and an electronegative atom of another molecule.
Step-by-step solution
A hydrogen bond is the attractive force that binds a hydrogen atom of one molecule with the electronegative atom (F, O, or N) of another molecule.