Hydrogen bonding

[NicoJones_1B]

Why will hydrogen only form bonds with highly electronegative atoms?

[Alan Wu]

Only highly electronegative atoms are strong enough (negative in charge) to attract the H atom, which has a positive dipole and literally acts like a proton.

[sarahwu3a]

Hydrogen only forms hydrogen bonds with N, O, and F because they are the only elements with high enough electro negativities to attract it.

[Amina Durrani 3G]

Yes because high electronegative atoms are stronger enough to attract H

[Arianna Perea 3H]

If an H atom is connected to N,O, or F on one side but to for example C on the other be considered an attractive force?

[Arianna Perea 3H]

do NOF attract H because they want an electron and H wants to lose it?

[Amanda Mei 1B]

N, O, and F are the most electronegative elements (upper righthand corner of the periodic table). Hydrogen will only form hydrogen bonds with them because the electronegative atoms attract the electron cloud around hydrogen and leave hydrogen with a positive charge.

[Kishan Shah 2G]

The high electronegative atoms will be the only ones strong enough to pull away the electron from hydrogen to form the H-bond.

[Nicholas_Gladkov_2J]

Why will hydrogen only form bonds with highly electronegative atoms?

In lecture, Dr. Lavelle, said that hydrogen bonds form only when a hydrogen atom is covalently bonded to N, O, F atoms and is close to another electronegative atom (I'm assuming N, O, F) that has a lone pair nearby.