Question

Which characteristic of water allows its molecules to form hydrogen bonds?

Answer 1

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Answer 2

Think about what hydrogen bonds are made up of
In the case of water, it's the interaction between the hydrogen and the oxygen.

But think of water's structure. Is it polar or nonpolar?

Walter's structure is what allows it hydrogen bond and that gives it all these other characteristics like how ice, although a solid, will float in water

Answer 3

I know you're new but when u solved it, what did u get.

Answer 4

Eer I should clarify

Hydrogen bonds are an intermolecular force between hydrogen and either F, O, or N

And so the two hydrogens on one water molecule will each form a hydrogen bond with the oxygen of another H2O molecule. And the oxygen can form two hydrogen bonds with two hydrogens on another water molecule
So 1 water molecule can form up to 4 hydrogen bonds

But that's just to understand hydrogen bonds a little. But tell me about the polarity of water, is it polar or nonpolar?

Answer 5

@TheSmartOne is leading you the right path and this quick drawing of the lewis structure of water may help you determine its polarity and hence the intermolecular forces, along with what TSO described about Hydrogen bonding: