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Hydrogen Bonds

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A hydrogen bond is a weak attraction between a slightly positive hydrogen atom and a slightly negative atom, on a neighboring molecule or a distant part of the same molecule.

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The slightly positive hydrogen of one water molecule is drawn to the slightly negative oxygen of a neighboring molecule.

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A hydrogen bond is far weaker than a covalent bond within a molecule.