Question

Which kind of of electrical charge is found on a hydrogen atom of a polar water molecule? A. A negative charge, because of a covalent bond with oxygen B. A negative charge, because of an ionic bond with oxygen C. A positive charge, because of an ionic bond with oxygen D. A positive charge, because of a covalent bond with oxygen

Answer 1

Answer:

D. A positive charge, because of a covalent bond with oxygen

Explanation:

A water molecule contain both hydrogen and oxygen atom. Water is a polar molecule because it has positive electric charge in one of it's poles and negative charge on the other. The hydrogen is positively charged and the oxygen is negatively charged which are bonded by covalent bond. Hydrogen is positively charged because it cannot attract electrons strongly like oxygen which is positively charged. There is unequal sharing of electrons in water molecules and this is why oxygen is slightly negative and hydrogen is slightly positive.