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The hydrogen bonds are encountered in HF,H2O,NH3 and HF2− . The relative order of energies of hydrogen bonds is
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AMUAMU 2012Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure
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Solution:
When a hydrogen bond is sandwitched between two highly electronegative elements (F,O,N), it shows a unique property to form a bridge between them which is termed as hydrogen bond. Its strength depands upon the electronegativity of associated atom. Thus, the order of hydrogen bond must be HF2−>HF>H2O>NH3