Destroyer #80 gchem

[Pentako]

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In the answer it says: "In water, the hydrogen bonding is intermolecular."

On this website it says:

The covalent bonds between the hydrogen and oxygen atoms in a water molecule are called intramolecular bonds. (The prefix intra- comes from the Latin stem meaning "within or inside." Thus, intramural sports match teams from the same institution.) The bonds between the neighboring water molecules in ice are called intermolecular bonds, from the Latin stem meaning "between." (This far more common prefix is used in words such as interface, intercollegiate, and international.)

http://chemed.chem.purdue.edu/genchem/topicreview/bp/intermol/intermol.html

Which one is correct??

 

[Danny289]

hydrogyn bonds is intermoluclar (between molecules). for example in Ice you have 4 hydrogyn bond for each water molecule( it is not talking about two covalant bonds that hydrogyn has with oxygyn in each water molecule)

 

[Pentako]

Oh...between H20 molecules. Got it! Thanks!

 

[Danny289]

Oh...between H20 molecules. Got it! Thanks!

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[jdent]

Yes, in a water molecule itself the bonds are covalent and intramolecular, but between water molecules the bonding is hydrogen bonding intermolecular.