which of the following has the strongest hydrogen bonding in it?

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which of the following has the strongest hydrogen bonding in it?

which of the following has the strongest hydrogen bonding in it?

a) methyl amine

b) phenol

c) formaldehyde

d) methanol

2006-09-23 05:48:52 · 2 answers · asked by shradha 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry

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b Phenol. Of all the compounds in the list it has the highest polarity in the O-H bond. This would lead to the highest electrostatic attraction between molecules. Hence the strongest Hydrogen bonds.

2006-09-23 05:53:10 · answer #1 · answered by christopher N 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Phenol.

2006-09-23 13:14:11 · answer #2 · answered by ag_iitkgp 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋