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On Mon, 2006-03-20 at 21:27 -0800, Robert Clark wrote:
attached to a second atom by a covalent bond. "Hydrogen bonds" always
have the H between two other atoms but is it possible for both of these
bonds to be of the "hydrogen bond" type?
To say it simple:a hydrogen bond is a special case of (rather strong) dipole-dipole attraction between two atoms.
So no, there is no way to have a hydrogen bond without the H atom connected to another atom.
Wouter
According to this page hydrogen iodide, HI, with a bond energy of 71
kcal/mole can be decomposed into H and I by uv light at a wavelength of
266 nm:
Chem 32 Virtual Manual.
http://kalee.tock.com/chem32/the2/26s.html
Are there other gases where a single hydrogen atom can be dissociated
at a lower energy?
Bob Clark
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