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Electron Mix Binds Water Molecules

The first experimental evidence that hydrogen bonds are partly covalent bonds may open the door to a better understanding of the intermolecular links that determine water's distinctive properties.

References:

Isaacs, E.D., et al. 1999. Covalency of the hydrogen bond in ice: A direct X-ray measurement. Physical Review Letters 82(Jan. 18):600.

Further Readings:

Peterson, I. 1996. Sticking tough with new hydrogen bonds. Science News 150(July 20):37.

______. 1996. Signs of altered bonds in squeezed ice. Science News 150(July 13):20.

Sources:

Eric D. Isaacs
Bell Laboratories
Lucent Technologies
Murray Hill, NJ 07974

Jose Teixeira
Laboratoire Leon Brillouin
Centre D'Étude Saclay
91191 Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex
France

From Science News, Vol. 155, No. 4, January 23, 1999, p. 52. Copyright © 1999, Science Service.

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