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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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Specific Heat Capacity of Heavy Water
Water has an unusually high specific heat capacity due to it's hydrogen bonds.
Why is it that the change in isotope causes a 10% difference in the heat capacity? How does the added neutron in the ...
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Why does hydrogen fluoride have a boiling point so much lower than that of water?
$\ce{F}$ has more unshared electron pairs and is very electronegative, so $\ce{H}$ of another $\ce{HF}$ molecule can $\ce{H}$-bond with it.
$\ce{HF}$ has normal boiling point of $\pu{19.5^oC}$ while $...
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