Question

1. describe polarity in the water molecule. each hydrogen has a slightly a charge while the oxygen has a slightly b charge. submit answer 0/∞ submissions used score: 0/1

Explanation:

In a water molecule (\(H_2O\)), oxygen is more electronegative than hydrogen. Electronegativity is the ability of an atom to attract electrons in a chemical bond. The oxygen atom attracts the shared electrons in the \(O - H\) bonds more strongly than the hydrogen atoms. As a result, the oxygen atom has a partial negative charge (\(\delta-\)) because it has a greater share of the electrons. The hydrogen atoms, having less of a share of the electrons due to oxygen's higher electronegativity, have a partial positive charge (\(\delta+\)).

Answer:

A. positive, B. negative