How are hydrogen bonds different from covalent bonds?

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Dr. Hayek
Oct 3, 2015

See explanation.

Explanation:

Hydrogen bonds result from the electrostatic attraction between a positively partially charged hydrogen #H^(delta+)# and a negatively partially charged Oxygen #O^(delta-)#, Nitrogen #N^(delta-)#, or Fluorine #F^(delta-)# atoms.

However, covalent bonds result from sharing electrons between two atoms.

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