From: NFetter@aol.com
Date: Thu Feb 01 2001 - 22:33:05 PST
From: NFetter@aol.com Message-ID: <b3.693b591.27abaea1@aol.com> Date: Fri, 2 Feb 2001 01:33:05 EST Subject: Re: pinhole hydrogen bonding
However, HF is a weak acid in water, but flourine has the highest
electronegativity and the electronegativity difference is also highest among
the HX binary acids. Actually HI is the strongest of these acids in water. HF
should be an ionic compound, but it is a gas at ambient conditions. Hydrogen
bonding may explain HF's high boiling point, but not its behavior in water.
Neil Fetter
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