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Explain why inspite of nearly the same electronegativity, oxygen forms hydrogen bonding while chlorine does not.

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Oxygen atom can form hydrogen bond whereas chlorine does not. The tendency for hydrogen bonding depends upon

1. Small size and 

2. High electronegativity values

Although the electronegativities of O and Cl are nearly the same yet chlorine does not form hydrogen bond due to its larger size (99 pm) as compared to oxygen (66 pm).

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