Are hydrogen bonds formed between all molecules?
1 Answer
Well no.........
Explanation:
Hydrogen bonding is an INTERMOLECULAR phenomenon, i.e. it occurs betweens molecules which possess an hydrogen atom that is bound (directly, or occasionally, indirectly) to a strongly electronegative element such as
Because the heteroatoms are more electronegative than hydrogen, they strongly polarize electron density towards themselves.
The result? A molecular dipole, that which we could represent as
This is an INTERMOLECULAR force that substantially DECREASES the volatility of hydrogen bound species.
And if you interrogate the normal boiling points of these materials, they are SUBSTANTIALLY increased with respect to the lower group analogues, i.e.