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Q. The maximum number of hydrogen bonds that a molecule of water can have is

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Solution:

One water molecule is joined to four water molecules — two with $H$ -atoms and other two with $O$-atoms. Thus, the maximum number ofhydrogen bonds that a molecule of water can have is four as shown below :

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