WITHOUT them, life as we know it could not exist, yet the exact definition of the hydrogen bond – credited with keeping water liquid and giving DNA its signature helical shape – has always been fuzzy.

Halogen bonding, akin to hydrogen bonding, is a noncovalent interaction between a positive region on a halogen atom and a negative site, such as a lone pair on a nitrogen or oxygen. Following on the ...

Humid air causes hydrogen bonds to form between the proteins in your hair, triggering curls and frizz. Image via Flickr user Simon Gotz If you have long hair, you probably don’t need to look up a ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Covalency in a hydrogen bond between two water molecules produces a partial charge separation and some rehybridization of the L-shell ...

Chemistry students the world over are familiar with covalent bonds and hydrogen bonds. Now a study has revealed a strange variety of bond that acts like a hybrid of the two. Its properties raise ...