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It is a compound made of atoms which are joined by covalent bonds, making it a covalent compound. The oxygen is more eledtronegative than the hydrogen giving it a slight negative charge, creating a dipole between the two atoms and making water a polar molecule.
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Water is a polar covalent compound because it has a bent molecular shape and an unequal sharing of electrons. This means that the oxygen atom pulls the shared electrons closer to itself, creating a partial negative charge, while the hydrogen atoms have a partial positive charge. The polarity of water allows it to form hydrogen bonds and exhibit unique properties such as high surface tension, high heat capacity, and its ability to dissolve polar substances.
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Is dihydrogen oxide ionic or covalent?
Dihydrogen oxide, water, is a polar covalent compound.
What type of matter is H20?
H20, or water, is a polar covalent compound.
Is H2O covalent or ionic compound?
H2O is a covalent compound with polar covalent bonds. In liquid water auto-ionisation takes placeH2O H+(aq) + OH-The dissocation is only very slight.
Does a non-polar covalent bond like or dislike water?
A nonpolar covalent compound would generally resist mixing with water, so it would "dislike" it.
Is water a pure covalent or polar covalent?
Water molecule is polar covalent, but has a negligible ionic behavior.
Is water a ionic?
No. Water is a polar covalent compound.
What is hydrogen oxide is it pure covalent or polar covalent or ionic?
Hydrogen oxide (a.k.a. water) is a polar covalent compound.
Is dihydrogen oxide ionic or covalent?
Dihydrogen oxide, water, is a polar covalent compound.
What type of matter is H20?
H20, or water, is a polar covalent compound.
Explain why water is called a polar covalent compound?
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Is Water a Hydrated Ionic Compound?
H2O is a covalent compound. As hydrogen has only one electron in its outer most shell and oxygen has six electrons in its last shell. Oxygen needs two, while hydrogen requires only one electron to complete its last octave. So oxygen form two covalent bond with two hydrogen atoms. So, water is a covalent compound, but as oxygen is second most electronegative element in the periodic table so due to its high electronegativity the bond no more remains pure covalent, but converted to polar covalent. Hence, water molecule is a polar covalent compound.
Is H2O a covalent or ionic compound?
H2O is a covalent compound with polar covalent bonds. In liquid water auto-ionisation takes placeH2O H+(aq) + OH-The dissocation is only very slight.
What sort of compound is sodium chloride to dissolves in water polar nonpoplar covalent or vacuous?
Sodium chloride is polar.
Is salt water a element compound or mixtures?
salt - ionic compoundwater - covalent polar compoundsalt water - solution
Is dissolving in water a extensive or intensive property?
Intensive, as solubility is a chemical property having to do with whether a compound is ionic, covalent-polar, or covalent non-polar.
Is H2O covalent or ionic compound?
H2O is a covalent compound with polar covalent bonds. In liquid water auto-ionisation takes placeH2O H+(aq) + OH-The dissocation is only very slight.
Does a non-polar covalent bond like or dislike water?
A nonpolar covalent compound would generally resist mixing with water, so it would "dislike" it.
