What happens to hydrogen during hydrogen bonding?
1) The proton spends a lot of time away from hydrogen and hydrogen's electron is exposed for interaction.
2) The electron spends a lot of time away from hydrogen and hydrogen's electron is exposed for interaction.
3) The proton spends a lot of time away from the hydrogen and the hydrogen's nucleus is exposed for interaction.
4) The electron spends a lot of time away from the hydrogen and the hydrogen's nucleus is exposed for interaction.
So I know it's not #2......... but what is it?
PLEASE HELP ME!!!!
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I don't like any of the answers. What does "The proton/electron SPENDS A LOT OF TIME AWAY FROM HYDROGEN..........". Where is the proton/electron? What's it doing? Hydrogen bonding occurs because a labile H attached to one molecule (such as a -COOH group) is attracted to the highly electronegative atom of another molecule. I don't know what all of this SPENDS A LOT OF TIME AWAY FROM is all about.
Yeah, that's why I need help. It's multiple choice and I got it wrong the first time I tried.