Which of the Following Statements Concerning Hydrogen Bonding Is NOT

question 45

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements concerning hydrogen bonding is NOT true?

• A) Although weaker than ionic bonding, it can often separate ionically bonded compounds into its component ions.
• B) It can be used to explain why so many substances dissolve in water.
• C) For geologists, it is the most important type of intermolecular bonding.
• D) It occurs because the water molecule is polar; the oxygen side of the water molecule carries a positive charge and the hydrogen side carries a negative charge.

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