A water molecule is composed of two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom arranged in a bent shape. Since oxygen is significantly more electronegative than hydrogen, oxygen atoms have a much stronger attraction to shared electrons than does hydrogen. This unequal sharing of electrons and bent shape results in water being called a _________________ .

A)
polar molecule

B)
magnetic molecule

C)
ionic molecule

D)
covalent molecule

Question

A water molecule is composed of two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom arranged in a bent shape. Since oxygen is significantly more electronegative than hydrogen, oxygen atoms have a much stronger attraction to shared electrons than does hydrogen. This unequal sharing of electrons and bent shape results in water being called a _________________ . 


  








  
A)
  polar molecule   

 
  
B)
  magnetic molecule   

 
  
C)
  ionic molecule   

 
  
D)
  covalent molecule

javk · Answer

A polar molecule  has a slight positive charge on one side and a slight negative charge on the other, `therefore it is an electronegative molecule`

A magnetic molecule has the ability to get magnetically charged when subjected to a magnetic field

There's no such thing as an ionic molecule, it's supposed to ionic compound
An ionic compound is a chemical compound in which ions are held together in a structure by ionic bonds

Similarly a covalent molecule would be held together via a covalent bond

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A water molecule is held together by a covalent bond making it a covalent molecule,\;
however, D is not the answer. What do you think the answer should be?
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