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Why is a ketone not capable of hydrogen bonding among themselves?
The ketone has one oxygen atom in it and there are two lone pairs hanging out, both of which make it seemingly capable of hydrogen bonding. But in reality it is not.
Did some research and found this ...
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Which intermolecular interaction is dependent on the inverse cube of distance?
The intermolecular interaction that is dependent on the inverse cube of distance between molecules is:
hydrogen bond
ion-ion interaction
ion-dipole interaction
London force
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Halogen bond definition
I was looking for an accurate definition of halogen bonding.
I was able to find quite a few good ones, but none of them would explain if a X---H intermolecular interaction would count as a form of ...
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How does intramolecular hydrogen bonding cause the molecules to be separated from each other?
I learnt about intramolecular hydrogen bonding today, which occurs between molecules such as ortho-nitrophenol. What I was told is that in case of intramolecular bonding, the molecules separate from ...
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How would you know if ... is H-bond or permanent dipole or induced dipole?
For example like HCl, why isn't it a hydrogen bond?
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The effect of structure on the boiling points of organic molecules
Why do molecules like methoxyethane, ethoxyethane and so on have lower boiling points than isomeric alcohols?
I think it has something to do with the structure, but I don't exactly know what it is.
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