Question

What is intermolecular hydrogen bonding?

Answer 1

Hydrogen bonding:

• Hydrogen bonding is a type of dipole-dipole interaction.
• When a hydrogen atom is bonded with a strongly electronegative atom, this type of bonding is known as Hydrogen bonding.
• Hydrogen bonding can be categorized into two types:

1. Intermolecular Hydrogen bonding
2. Intramolecular Hydrogen bonding

Intermolecular Hydrogen bonding:

• The hydrogen bonding is done between two or more similar/different molecules is called the intermolecular hydrogen bond.
• The intermolecular hydrogen bonding exists in a water molecule.

Intramolecular Hydrogen bonding:

• Intramolecular hydrogen bonds are those which occur within one single molecule.
• In Salicylicaldehyde, a hydrogen atom is present in between the two oxygen atoms.