Question

The most stabilizing force for nucleic acids is
A.hydrogen bonds
B. electrostatic bond
C. Van der Waals
D. conformational entropy

Answer 1

A.hydrogen bonds.

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Answer 2

The correct answer is option (a) hydrogen bonds.

• A hydrogen bond (or H-bond) is an attractive magnetic field between a hydrogen atom (H) that is bound together by an electronegative atom or group, and another electronegative atom with a single pair of electron-receptors of the hydrogen bond. (Ac).
• Such a coherent system is commonly described as Dn – H ··· Ac, in which a solid line indicates a polar covalent bond, and a dotted line or dice indicates a hydrogen bond. Common atoms that supply and receive the elements are nitrogen (N), oxygen (O), and fluorine.