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OpenStudy (destinyjohnson):

Can anyone answer this for me? 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 Eliminate C) ionic molecule D) covalent molecule

OpenStudy (aaronq):

polar, because the O-H bonds are polarized (the electrons spend more time near the oxygen)

OpenStudy (destinyjohnson):

Thank you :)

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