Dissolution Through Hydrogen Bonding

Dissolution through hydrogen bonding is a type of dissolution where hydrogen bonds play a significant role in the dissolution process. Hydrogen bonding occurs between a hydrogen atom in a molecule and a highly electronegative atom such as nitrogen, oxygen, or fluorine in another molecule. The hydrogen bond is a strong dipole-dipole interaction that can hold molecules together. In dissolution through hydrogen bonding, the solvent and solute molecules form hydrogen bonds with each other, which leads to the dissolution of the solute in the solvent. An example of dissolution through hydrogen bonding is the dissolution of sugar in water. The oxygen and hydrogen atoms in water molecules form hydrogen bonds with the hydroxyl groups of sugar molecules, causing sugar to dissolve in water.