Hydrogen Bond

Hydrogen Bond

Definition: A bond formed between hydrogen and two other atoms.

Related NanoWords

• Covalent Bond
• Conformation
• Surface Tension
• Intermolecular
• van der Waals forces

Since hydrogen has only one electron, it can only form a covalent bond with one atom. However, as hydrogen has low electron affinity, it tends to stick to atoms with higher electron affinities.

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