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OpenStudy (anonymous):

How is a water molecule likea magnet?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

'magnet' in scene of attraction or repulsion (i guess so). because all magnets have N and S poles ,if water is having such property plz share it, that is a new information to me.

OpenStudy (mayankdevnani):

Water is a polar molecule, something like a little magnet. Water is indeed polar but this has nothing at all to do with magnetism. The polarity is due to the higher nuclear charge of oxygen, which displaces the shared bonding electrons towards the oxygen. This leaves the oxygen with a partial negative charge and the hydrogen with a partial positive charge.

OpenStudy (mayankdevnani):

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OpenStudy (mayankdevnani):

hey!!!!!! reply fast...............lol

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