Question
Why does hydrogen bond so tightly to oxygen during cellular respiration?
It is less electronegative than oxygen
It is not electronegative but oxygen is
It is electronegative but oxygen is not
It is more electronegative than oxygen
It is less electronegative than oxygen
It is not electronegative but oxygen is
It is electronegative but oxygen is not
It is more electronegative than oxygen
Answers
GPT 3.5
Hydrogen bonds so tightly to oxygen during cellular respiration because oxygen is more electronegative than hydrogen. Electronegativity is the ability of an atom to attract electrons towards itself in a chemical bond. Oxygen has a higher electronegativity than hydrogen, meaning it has a stronger pull on shared electrons. This results in a polar covalent bond between hydrogen and oxygen in a water molecule. Oxygen's strong electronegativity allows it to form hydrogen bonds with hydrogen atoms from nearby molecules, leading to the tight bonding observed in cellular respiration.