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Define hydrogen bond. Is it weaker or stronger than the van der Waals forces?

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The attractive force which binds hydrogen atom of one molecule with electronegative atom (F, O or N) of another molecule is called hydrogen bond. Hydrogen bond is stronger than the van der Waals forces of attraction.
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