Question

Water molecules have one oxygen atom that is more electronegative than the two hydrogen atoms bound to it. As a result, which type of bonding holds water molecules together?.

Answer 1

Polar covalent bonding.

In a water molecule with unequal electron sharing, polar covalent bonding holds atoms with different electronegativity together.

A water molecule is made up of two hydrogen atoms joined by covalent bonds to the same oxygen atom. Because oxygen atoms are electronegative, they attract shared electrons in covalent bonds. As a result, the electrons in the water molecule spend slightly more time near the oxygen atomic center and slightly less time near the hydrogen atomic centers.

As a result, the covalent bonds are polar, and the oxygen atoms have a slight negative charge (due to the presence of an extra electron share), whereas the hydrogen atoms have a slight positive charge (from the extra un-neutralized protons).

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