Chemical bonding during touching

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there is some chemical bond between the skin of one person and another during touching?
 
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DrClaude said:
No.
Does not one of the atoms form a chemical bond?
 
Just by touching, usually no. You would need molecules to break apart for the atoms to form new bonds with atoms from the other person, which is not likely. It is the same as when you simply put a pen on a table.

By the way, this doesn't mean that there is not some attractive interaction between the two, but not the formation of new chemical bonds.
 
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DrClaude said:
Just by touching, usually no. You would need molecules to break apart for the atoms to form new bonds with atoms from the other person, which is not likely. It is the same as when you simply put a pen on a table.

By the way, this doesn't mean that there is not some attractive interaction between the two, but not the formation of new chemical bonds.
DrClaude said:
Just by touching, usually no. You would need molecules to break apart for the atoms to form new bonds with atoms from the other person, which is not likely. It is the same as when you simply put a pen on a table.

By the way, this doesn't mean that there is not some attractive interaction between the two, but not the formation of new chemical bonds.
Are hydrogen bonds formed by touching the skin?