Question

Choose all true statements about the water molecule: Choose all true statements about the water molecule: Bonding between the oxygen and hydrogen within the molecule happens due to hydrogen bonding. Water is a permanent electric dipole, having permanent charge separation. Water is not naturally polarized, and gets polarized only due to external electric forces.

Answer 1

Answer: Water is a permanent electric dipole, having permanent charge separation.

Explanation:

Hydrogen bonding is an intermolecular force having partial ionic-covalent character.

In $H_2O$, O is a highly electronegative atom attached to a H atom through a covalent bond. The oxygen atoms being more electronegative gets partial negative charge and H atom gets partial positive charge. Thus water is permanent electric dipole.

Hydrogen bonding takes place between a hydrogen atom (attached with an electronegative atom O) and an electronegative atom (O).