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Types of Hydrogen Bonding

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Describe hydrogen bonding in water.

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The water show intermolecular hydrogen bonding between two water molecule. This bonding takes place between an oxygen atom of the one water molecule and a hydrogen atom of another water molecule.
The hydrogen bonding takes place because of the difference in the electronegativity of the oxygen and hydrogen.

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