Question

question 7 (1 point)
what type of force bonds oxygen to hydrogen inside water molecules?
covalent
london dispersion
dipole - dipole
ionic bond

Explanation:

• Covalent bonds involve the sharing of electron pairs between atoms. In a water molecule (\(H_2O\)), oxygen and hydrogen atoms share electrons.
• London dispersion forces are weak intermolecular forces present in all molecules but are not the bonding within the water molecule.
• Dipole - dipole forces are intermolecular forces between polar molecules, not the intramolecular bond in \(H_2O\).
• Ionic bonds involve the transfer of electrons (usually between a metal and a non - metal), and oxygen and hydrogen (both non - metals) do not form ionic bonds in \(H_2O\).

Answer:

covalent