Question

What happens to a molecule of liquid water when hydrogen bonds between atoms are broken?

A. the liquid turns to a gas

B. the liquid turns to a solid

C. the liquid gains hydrogen atoms

D. The liquid does not otherwise change

Answer 1

a

Answer 2

A for sure

Answer 3

It's A. A gas is the phase in which molecules move freely without any strong interactions.

In a solid, bonds hold molecules in a fixed position the opposite of breaking bonds so B is wrong.

Hydrogen bonds are weak electrostatic bonds and making or breaking them does not cause an exchange of atoms so C is wrong.

Removing intermolecular bonds changes the phase of a material so D is wrong.