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Is hydrogen bond weaker than covalent bond?


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Covalent Bond:

  • The bond formed as a result of sharing of electrons between the atoms of the same element of the different elements.
  • example: H2,H2O etc.
  • The covalent bond is stronger because the electrons are paired while bonding which takes more energy to break the bond.

Hydrogen Bond is weaker than covalent bond:

  • A hydrogen bond is formed when Hydrogen is attached to high electronegative elements like Flourine(F), Oxygen(O), and Nitrogen(N) interact with the electronegative elements of other molecules.
  • It is a temporary bond as it is formed for a short interval of time.
  • It is a special dipole-dipole interaction between molecules not a covalent bond with H atom.
  • The strength of the Hydrogen bond is about one-tenth of the Covalent bond.

So, The Hydrogen bond is weaker than the covalent bond.


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