What kind of charge would the oxygen atom have compared to the hydrogen atoms in a water molecule?

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aaronq · Answer

partial positive charge because oxygen is more electronegative and it "hogs" the electrons.

bioepic · Answer

Yep!

nincompoop · Answer

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

nincompoop · Answer

water has a partial negative towards or near the oxygen due to unshared pairs of electrons  and partial positive towards or near the hydrogen