hydrogen bonding: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	hydrogen bridge

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Diagram showing two peptide links, each with atoms labeled for oxygen, carbon, nitrogen, and hydrogen. A dotted line represents a hydrogen bond connecting the two peptide links, illustrating chemical bonding between them.

Water molecule in a cube showing unshared electrons. Hydrogen bonding.

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hydrogen intermolecular forces chemical association bond covalent bond metallic bond ionic bond

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Nevil Vincent Sidgwick

British chemist