| Description |
vii, 303 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Series |
Topics in physical chemistry |
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Topics in physical chemistry series.
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| Contents |
Ch. 1. Brief History -- Ch. 2. Nature and Properties -- Ch. 3. Strong Hydrogen Bonds -- Ch. 4. Moderate Hydrogen Bonds -- Ch. 5. Weak Hydrogen Bonds -- Ch. 6. Cooperativity, Patterns, Graph Set Theory, Liquid Crystals -- Ch. 7. Disorder, Proton Transfer, Isotope Effect, Ferroelectrics, Transitions -- Ch. 8. Water, Water Dimers, Ices, Hydrates -- Ch. 9. Inclusion Compounds -- Ch. 10. Hydrogen Bonding in Biological Molecules -- Ch. 11. Methods -- App. I. Structural Databases -- App. II. Effect of Thermal Motion on Observed Bond Lengths -- App. III. Distance Dependence of Energy Contributions -- App. IV. Some Useful Conversions |
| Summary |
Publisher's description: Hydrogen bonds range from the very strong, comparable with covalent bods, to the evry weak, comparable with van der Waals forces. Most hydrogen bods are weak interactions with a binding strength about one-tenth of that of a nomal covalent bond. Nevertheless, they are very important. Without them, all wooden structures would collapse, cement would crumble, oceans would vaporize, amd all living things would disintegrate into inanmate matter |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-298) and index |
| Subject |
Hydrogen bonding.
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| LC no. |
96026792 |
| ISBN |
0195095480 (cloth : acid-free paper) |
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0195095499 (paperback: acid-free paper) |
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