Hydrogen bonding?

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Does HCl form any hydrogen bonds? I know that hydrogen bonding occurs when hydrogen is bonded to a very electronegative atom like fluorine, oxygen, or nitrogen. But I was wondering whether there would be hydrogen bonding in hydrogen chloride since chlorine does have a high electronegativity. Infact, I believe chlorine and nitrogen have the same electronegativity so I suppose it would form hydrogen bonds.

2007-05-31 09:32:07 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry

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The Cl atom is too big. HCl is generally considered not to have any hydrogen bonding.

2007-05-31 09:36:21 · answer #1 · answered by Gervald F 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋

Having an open outer electron shell hydrogen is apt to bond to many atoms.

2007-05-31 16:37:54 · answer #2 · answered by johnandeileen2000 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋