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Why hydrogen bonds are so important for living organisms.
Introduction:
Compounds like water, salt, etc., are formed when two substances are combined together. The force that holds the substances together is called a chemical bond.
Explanation of Solution
Hydrogen is very important for living organisms as it is required for the formation of water molecule. Water is a molecule formed by covalent bonds that link two hydrogen atoms with an oxygen atom. Hydrogen bonding partially determines the structure of proteins. A protein is composed of small carbon compounds called amino acids. Carbon can form four covalent bonds, one of which is with hydrogen. Hydrogen bonds are responsible for holding the strands of DNA together. In
Hydrogen bonding accounts for the unique solvent capabilities of water. Hydrogen bonds hold together complementary DNA strands, and they are responsible for determining protein structures.
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