Hydrogen bonding occurs when a hydrogen atom is bonded to a highly electronegative atom (such as nitrogen, oxygen, or fluorine) and is attracted to another electronegative atom in a neighboring molecule.
Out of the options given, the main intermolecular force of hydrogen bonding would occur in compound e) CH3NH3. In this compound, the hydrogen atom is bonded to a highly electronegative nitrogen atom and can form hydrogen bonds with neighboring NH3 molecules.
Grade 12 Chemistry
For which of the following compounds is hydrogen bonding the main intermolecular force?
Question 29 options:
a) BH3
b) CH4
C) HCN
d) CH2F2
e) CH3NH3
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