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I think: Water is covalently bonded. This means that is has no positive and negative charge (unlike ionic bonding) However from time to time water molecules split into "one hydrogen" and "one hydrogen and one oxygen molecule" this therefore gives water attraction to both positive and negative charges as the two separated parts are charged differently. Remeber i am unsure of the validity of this answer I hope it helps Saeed Al Hakeem Uk seedy it is a polar molecule
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∙ 9y agoWater(H2O) is a polar molecules due to the electronegative of oxygen (O). O draws the electrons towards it creating a negative charge over its atom. The hydrogen in comparison is positive in comparison.
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∙ 12y agoBecause the water molecule is polar covalent. H2O. The oxygen end, because oxygen is so electronegative, is slightly negative in charge. The hydrogen end, whose electrons are spending more time in oxygen's orbitals, is slightly positive.
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∙ 12y agoUnlike charges (as in opposites --> " - & + ") attract each other and like charges (as in same charge --> " - & - " or " + & + "repel one another.
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∙ 14y agoOxygen in more electronegative than hydrogen and the electrons therefor spend more time near the oxygen nucleus.
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∙ 11y agoIn water, each hydrogen nucleus is bound to the central oxygen atom by a pair of electrons that are shared between them; chemists call this shared electron pair a covalent chemical bond.
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∙ 14y agoShort answer:
Water is polar causing hydrogen bonds to form between molecules.
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∙ 12y agoElectromagnetism
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Why dissolve Br2 in methylene chloride and not in water?
because water is highly polar and Br2 is non-polar so the molecules in the water are more attracted to each other. But methylene chloride is non-polar so its molecules are no more strongly attracted to other methylene chloride molecules than they are to Br2 molecules. Since all of the forces are weak, the substance can dissolve.
What is the process in which water molecules move away from each other to become whater vapor?
Condensation is the process by which water vapor in the air.
Why does sugar melt ice faster than flour?
Anything that dissolves in water, such as sugar or salt, does so because it has an attraction on the molecular level; sugar molecules attract water molecules. This attraction helps to overcome the attraction that water molecules have for each other, which holds them together in a frozen form.
Which statement is true regarding the motion of liquid water molecules and ice molecules?
Liquid water molecules exhibit a greater amount of motion than ice molecules.
Why is it important that the electrons and protons are attracted to each other?
because negatives attract
What is the relationship between oil and water?
The relationship is that they do not mix. The molecules in water are attracted to each other and will not mix with the oil molecules which are also attracted to each other and therefore will not mix with the water molecules
Molecules in what state are strongly attracted to each other but can change positions?
I think it is water molecules
Why do large groups of sugar molecules break apart in water?
when sugar dissolves in water the sugar molecules are more attracted-to the water than each other.the molecules-break apart from each other and water molecules surround them.
Does water consist of molecules attracted to each other by covalent bonds?
No. Water does consist of molecles (H2O) but these are attracted to one another by hydrogen bonds
How does Cohesion cause water to stick together?
cohesion is when molecules of a certain similar kind (in this case water molecules) are more attracted to each other than to those of other substances. Water molecules are strongly cohesive as each molecule may make four hydrogen bonds to other water molecules.
Do water molecules attract nonpolar molecules such as oil?
Yes, but they attract polar molecules more strongly."Hydrophobic" molecules is a misnomer. The nonpolar molecules in question are attracted to water molecules (usually more strongly than they're attracted to each other, even), but they get "shoved out of the way" by polar "hydrophilic" molecules which are even more strongly attracted to water molecules.
Give one reason why water molecules are attracted o each other?
The H atoms with partial + charges attract O atoms with partial - charges on other water molecules.
Match the description of the form of water that is described?
Molecules are not stuck together: Water vapor Molecules are attracted to each other, but not ordered: Liquid water Molecules are joined in an ordered structure: Ice -Apex-
What bonding forms Molecules?
A water molecule is formed by two O-H bonds. Water molecules are attracted to each other by the intermolecular force; hydrogen bonding.
What is when molecules are attracted to each other but not ordered?
This describes a liquid.
What are some interesting facts about oil?
Water molecules won't form a solution (are not miscible) in oil. The reason is that water molecules are polar, and oil molecules are not. Water molecules, in an environment of oil, are attracted to each other, and this polar bonding excludes the oil molecules.
Why dissolve Br2 in methylene chloride and not in water?
because water is highly polar and Br2 is non-polar so the molecules in the water are more attracted to each other. But methylene chloride is non-polar so its molecules are no more strongly attracted to other methylene chloride molecules than they are to Br2 molecules. Since all of the forces are weak, the substance can dissolve.
