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  • Jun 24, 2009, 08:07 PM
    matzkdav
    Hydrogen bond acceptors
    Explain why adlehydes and ketones can act as hydrogen bond acceptors, but not hydrogen bond donors.
  • Jun 24, 2009, 08:10 PM
    Perito

    The electronegativity of oxygen atom makes it an electron acceptor, but not an electron donor.

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