Importance Of Hydrogen Bonding

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Hydrogen Bonding

Contents

Introduction
Evidence of Hydrogen Bonding
What causes Hydrogen Bond
Types of Hydrogen Bonding
Intermolecular Hydrogen Bond
Intramolecular Hydrogen Bond
Hydrogen Bond in Proteins
Properties Of Hydrogen Bond
Higher Melting And Boiling Point
Association
Influence On Physical State
Solubility
Volatility Importance

INTRODUCTION

In 1920, Latimer and Rosebush introduced the idea of "Hydrogen Bond" to explain the nature of association in liquid state of substance like water, hydrogen fluoride, ammonia, formic acid etc. In a Hydrogen Compound, when hydrogen is bonded to hydrogen bonding elements which are highly electronegative atom (such as F, O, N) by a covalent bond, the electron pair is attracted towards electromagnetic atoms which is so strong that it results in dipole i.e., one end carries a positive …show more content…

This due to the fact that because of hydrogen bonding, the electrostatic force of attraction in the molecules becomes large and greater energy is required to separate these molecules before they can boil or melt.
Association- Because of intermolecular hydrogen bonding two or more molecules of a compound exist as associated molecules. Example- Even in vapor state Carboxylic acid exists in dimer form, increasing its size and molecular mass.
Influence on Physical state- Hydrogen Bonding has great influence on physical states of substances. For Example- H2O exist as liquid state at room temperature, while H2S as gas even though both O and S belong to the same group. This happens because of difference in electronegativity values of O and S as O being highly electronegative it forms hydrogen bond.
Solubility- With increase in number of hydrogen bonds, the solubility of substance also increases. For Example Alcohol is highly soluble in water because of hydrogen

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