Chemistry A-Level
four hydrogen bonds per water molecule
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Each water molecule can form up to four hydrogen bonds, two through its hydrogen atoms and two through the lone pairs on its oxygen.
Topics that use four hydrogen bonds per water molecule
- Forces between molecules (AQA A-Level)
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