Question

Weak chemical bonds such as hydrogen bonds __________.

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None of the listed responses is correct.

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form when a hydrogen atom that is covalently bonded to an electronegative atom like oxygen or nitrogen is attracted to another electronegative atom

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are not important in biological systems

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form when an oxygen atom that is covalently bonded to an electronegative atom like hydrogen is attracted to another electronegative atom

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form when a hydrogen atom that is covalently bonded to a weakly electronegative atom like oxygen or nitrogen is attracted to another weakly electronegative atom

Answer 1

The correct response is:

**form when a hydrogen atom that is covalently bonded to an electronegative atom like oxygen or nitrogen is attracted to another electronegative atom.**

This statement accurately describes how hydrogen bonds occur in chemical interactions.