Question

What is hydrogen bonding in water?

Answer 1

Hydrogen bonding in water $\left({\mathrm{H}}_2\mathrm{O}\right)$:

• In water molecules, the electrostatic attraction that takes place between the partial positive charge$\left(\mathrm{\delta }+\right)$ of the Hydrogen atom of one molecule and the partial negative charge $\left(\mathrm{\delta }-\right)$ on Oxygen atom of the other water molecule is known as Hydrogen bonding.
• The hydrogen bonding that is present in water molecules is intermolecular hydrogen bonding.

Hydrogen bonding in water is shown below: