Maximum Hydrogen bonding is found in _

Correct answer: C. Water

  • A. Chlorine
  • B. Ammonia
  • C. Water
  • D. Hydrochloric acid

Explanation

Option C is correct since each water molecule can form two hydrogen bonds involving their hydrogen atoms plus two further hydrogen bonds utilizing the hydrogen atoms attached to neighboring water molecules. In the case of ammonia, the amount of hydrogen bonding is limited by the fact that each nitrogen only has one lone pair.Chlorine and HCl do not demonstrate H bonding.

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Hydrogen bonding is the strong attraction between hydrogen attached to nitrogen, oxygen or fluorine and an electronegative atom in the same or another molecule. It explains unusual boiling points, viscosity, surface tension, water's properties and the difference between intermolecular and intramolecular hydrogen bonding.

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