This weird chemical bond acts like a mash-up of hydrogen and covalent bonds
Hydrogen atoms sandwiched by fluorine exhibited the quirk of chemistry
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Fluorine atoms (illustrated in green) squeeze a hydrogen atom (orange) between them, when dissolved in water (red and silver). Researchers used infrared laser light (red lines) to study the chemical bond that formed (branching blue lines), which acts like a hybrid between a hydrogen bond and a covalent bond.
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