Hello!
I was wondering if someone could explain the difference between a hydrogen bond donor and a hydrogen bond acceptor. I also was wondering if any molecule bonded to N:, F:, O: could participate in hydrogen bonding with a hydrogen bonded to a N, F, or O.
Thank you!
Hydrogen Bonding
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Re: Hydrogen Bonding
Hello!
From my understanding, a hydrogen bond acceptor is a N, O, or F with one or more lone pairs. These can be bonded to atoms that are not hydrogen and still participate in bonding. The number of lone pairs is the number of hydrogen bonds that can be accepted. A molecule can be a hydrogen bond donor if there is a hydrogen covalently bonded to a highly electronegative atom (N,F,O) so that it has a partial positive charge. Hope this helps!
From my understanding, a hydrogen bond acceptor is a N, O, or F with one or more lone pairs. These can be bonded to atoms that are not hydrogen and still participate in bonding. The number of lone pairs is the number of hydrogen bonds that can be accepted. A molecule can be a hydrogen bond donor if there is a hydrogen covalently bonded to a highly electronegative atom (N,F,O) so that it has a partial positive charge. Hope this helps!
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