Bond and bond alike: Unlikely hydrogen bond discovered
Friday, March 13, 2015 - 10:00
in Physics & Chemistry
As with magnets and alternating current, positively charged molecules never aim for one another. Indeed, similarly charged poles are repelled. Nevertheless, scientists have managed to bond positively charged phosphorus atoms with positively charged hydrogen ones. Their insight may prove pivotal to understanding how biologically important molecules such as DNA and proteins form properly.