Q: Hydrophobic interactions arise because water molecules engage in what type of bonding with other water molecules?


Read this paragraph and choose the correct option from the provided answers:

high proportion of amino acids in the protein have nonpolar side chains. The term hydrophobic interaction is often misused as a synonym for dispersion forces. Hydrophobic interactions arise because water molecules engage in hydrogen bonding with other water molecules (or groups in proteins capable of hydrogen bonding). Saylor URL: http://www. saylor. org/books.

 Choices:

- aquatic bonding

- oxygen bonding

- helium bonding

- hydrogen bonding


A:
hydrogen bonding