Which substance exhibits the most hydrogen bonding?

[Bipolarity]

Homework Statement

Which of the following substances exhibits significant hydrogen bonding in the liquid state?

A) CH_{2}F_{2}
B) N_{2}H_{4}
C) CH_{3}OCH_{3}
D) C_{2}H_{4}
E) C_{2}H_{2}

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The Attempt at a Solution

I know that hydrogen bonding generally only works with hydrogen being attracted to a nonbonding pair on a very electronegative atom (N,F,O and Cl). So only A,B, and C can be the answer. The answer turns out to be B, but I really thought it would be A since flourine is the most electronegative.

I also don't understand whether being in the liquid state has any bearing on the problem.

Advice? Thanks for your time!

BiP

 

[Ygggdrasil]

In a hydrogen bond, you must have a hydrogen bond donor and a hydrogen bond acceptor. The donor requires a hydrogen covalently bound to either a fluorine, nitrogen or oxygen. The hydrogen bond acceptor requires a lone pair on a fluorine, nitrogen or oxygen.

Compound A is capable of acting as a hydrogen bond acceptor, but because the hydrogens are bound to the carbon, it is incapable of acting as a hydrogen bond donor.