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Can all polar hydrogen-containing molecules form hydrogen bonds? Why or why not?
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A hydrogen bond is a type of attractive intermolecular force that exists between two partial electric charges of opposite polarity. Although it is a type of dipole-dipole interaction, it is stronger than a typical dipole-dipole interaction. Show more…
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