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What drives hydrophobic effect/interactions? (multiple choice question)
Water molecules cause hydrophobic interactions because
A- they can disrupt surfaces with no hydrogen bonds.
B- they prefer to
be close to hydrophobic surfaces
C- they are restricted in their rotation ...
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How does the entropic force arise within the hydrophobic effect?
I know that the hydrophobic effect is usually explained by the entropic effect originating from the disruption of hydrogen bonds between molecules of water and the nonpolar substance. The hydrogen ...
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Theoretical model for the hydrogen bond
I am curious how, from the perspective of quantum chemistry, the hydrogen bond is modeled. In particular I am interested in using such a model to estimate the amount of energy released per $\ce{H2O}$ ...
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