Question
Why does hydrogen bond so tightly to oxygen during cellular respiration?
It is electronegative, but oxygen is not
It is less electronegative than oxygen.
It is more electronegative than oxygen.
It is not electronegative, but oxygen is
It is electronegative, but oxygen is not
It is less electronegative than oxygen.
It is more electronegative than oxygen.
It is not electronegative, but oxygen is
Answers
GPT 3.5
Hydrogen bonds so tightly to oxygen during cellular respiration because oxygen is more electronegative than hydrogen. Oxygen has a greater ability to attract shared electrons towards itself, creating a partial negative charge, while hydrogen acquires a partial positive charge. This partial positive charge on hydrogen attracts it towards the partial negative charge on oxygen, resulting in a strong electrostatic attraction known as a hydrogen bond.