States of Matter
The substance that constitutes everything in the universe is known as matter. Matter comprises atoms which in turn are composed of electrons, protons, and neutrons. Different atoms combine together to give rise to molecules that act as a foundation for all kinds of substances. There are five states of matter based on their energies of attraction, namely solid, liquid, gases, plasma, and BEC (Bose-Einstein condensates).
Chemical Reactions and Equations
When a chemical species is transformed into another chemical species it is said to have undergone a chemical reaction. It consists of breaking existing bonds and forming new bonds by changing the position of electrons. These reactions are best explained using a chemical equation.
![Hydrogen Bonds
Hydrogen bonds are an interesting consequence of polar covalent bonding between two molecules, one of
which involves hydrogen as a partially positive atom. Unlike all other atoms that have filled shells of
electrons that remain attached irrespective of the chemical bonding type (maintaining the atom size in the
process), hydrogen has no filled low-energy shells, and feels all its electrons pull away in polar covalent
bonds. This shrinks the size of electropositive hydrogen atoms considerably, and greatly concentrates the
partial positive change. This causes the hydrogen atom to form a surprisingly strong charge attraction to
lone pair of electrons on a partially negatively-changed atom in another molecule. This semi-ionic bond
between two polar covalent molecules mediated by an electropositive hydrogen atom is called a hydrogen
bond, and it is a major determinant in protein interactions in biological systems.
Shown below is a hydrogen bond (dotted line) between acetic acid (the acid of vinegar) and water. In fact,
vinegar is a solution of acetic acid in water
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