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lakkis [162]
2 years ago
15

Why does the oxygen atom in a water molicule have a negative charge

Biology
2 answers:
mamaluj [8]2 years ago
8 0

Answer:

The unequal sharing of electrons gives the water molecule a slight negative charge near its oxygen atom and a slight positive charge near its hydrogen atoms.

scZoUnD [109]2 years ago
3 0

Answer:

In the covalent bond between oxygen and hydrogen, the oxygen atom attracts electrons a bit more strongly than the hydrogen atoms. The unequal sharing of electrons gives the water molecule a slight negative charge near its oxygen atom and a slight positive charge near its hydrogen atoms.

Hope it helps!

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