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What kind of charge would the oxygen atom have compared to the hydrogen atoms in a water molecule?
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partial positive charge because oxygen is more electronegative and it "hogs" the electrons.
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Oxygen has partial NEGATIVE higher electronegativity means more affinity to attract electrons and when the electron density is higher, the charge is more likely to be towards the negative side
water has a partial negative towards or near the oxygen due to unshared pairs of electrons and partial positive towards or near the hydrogen
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