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Author: Mariëlle Hoefnagels Dr.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 2, Problem 4WIO
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The reasons for the participation of nonpolar molecules such as
Introduction:
Hydrogen bonding is defined as the electrostatic attraction between hydrogen atoms bonded to small, strongly electronegative atoms and the lone pair electrons on these electronegative atoms.
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