Answer: A molecule contains hydrogen bonding if it contains hydrogen covalently bonded to (fluorine, oxygen, or nitrogen)
Explanation:
A hydrogen bond is a strong dipole-dipole attraction which occurs between
--> the hydrogen atom attached to a strongly electronegative atom, and
--> another strongly electronegative atom with a lone pair of electrons.
When an electronegative atom such as fluorine, oxygen or Nitrogen is bonded to hydrogen, a dipole develops causing the hydrogen to be partially negative. The electrostatic attraction between the partially positive hydrogen atom in one molecule and the partially negative atom of the more electronegative element in another molecule gives rise to the strong dipole-dipole attraction called hydrogen bonding.
Hydrogen fluoride, water and ammonia contain the three most electronegative elements, fluorine, oxygen and nitrogen respectively, linked directly to hydrogen. In addition, lone pairs of electrons are present in the fluorine, oxygen and nitrogen atoms of the three hydrides, making hydrogen bonds to form easily between them. These compounds which exhibits hydrogen bonding always have higher melting and boiling points.
