Biology: Life on Earth

10th Edition

ISBN: 9780321729712

Author: Gerald Audesirk, Teresa Audesirk, Bruce E. Byers

Publisher: Benjamin Cummings

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Explain how polar covalent bonds allow hydrogen bonds to form, and provide an example.

Solution Summary: The author describes the process of polar covalent bonds, wherein electrons are shared by the atoms, which spend a huge amount of time to come close to the oxygen nucleus.

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