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The weakest bond discussed here, the hydrogen bond is an attractive interaction between an electronegative atom and hydrogen. When the electronegative atom pulls the electrons, it leaves the other atom with a slightly positive charge. A common example of this is water. The image to the right demonstrates the hydrogen bonding of water. The highly electronegative oxygen pulls the hydrogen closer by attracting hydrogen’s electrons. When oxygen pulls the electrons, it leaves hydrogen with a slight positive charge. Since oxygen is pulling the hydrogen’s inward, the formation of a water droplet is possible. In this representation the <scene name='Tutorial:Basic_Chemistry_Topics/Hydrogen_bonds/2'>hydrogen bonds</scene> are represented as yellow-dashed lines. The hydrogen bonds are important to the compound used by the study because they offer stability to the secondary structures. | The weakest bond discussed here, the hydrogen bond is an attractive interaction between an electronegative atom and hydrogen. When the electronegative atom pulls the electrons, it leaves the other atom with a slightly positive charge. A common example of this is water. The image to the right demonstrates the hydrogen bonding of water. The highly electronegative oxygen pulls the hydrogen closer by attracting hydrogen’s electrons. When oxygen pulls the electrons, it leaves hydrogen with a slight positive charge. Since oxygen is pulling the hydrogen’s inward, the formation of a water droplet is possible. In this representation the <scene name='Tutorial:Basic_Chemistry_Topics/Hydrogen_bonds/2'>hydrogen bonds</scene> are represented as yellow-dashed lines. The hydrogen bonds are important to the compound used by the study because they offer stability to the secondary structures. | ||
