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Why does the oxygen atom in water carry a partial negative on one end?
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∙ 11y ago
Because the oxygen atom is so much more electronegative than the hydrogen atoms, the electrons are not shared equally and are held more tightly by the oxygen atom, giving it a partial negative charge, and giving the hydrogen atoms a partial positive charge.
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What does electronegativity allow water to do?
The higher electronegativity of oxygen allows water to carry partial charges (negative on oxygen, positive on hydrogen). These partial charges allow water to bind strongly with itself, and allows it to interact with polar molecules. The partial charge allows polar molecules to dissolve in water.
Do the hydrogen atoms in a water molecule tend to be slightly negative?
Yes, when combined with Silicon (Si), as in SiH4.
Which water molecule has a partial positive charge?
hydrogen is partially positive and oxygen is partially negative so your answer is oxygen
A polar molecule has a partial positive side and a partial negative side?
Yeah, water is an example. Oxygen is usually negative, and hydrogen is usually positive.
What struggle produces the partial negative and partial positive charges on a water molecule?
The water molecule has a partial negative and partial positive charge because it is a polar molecule. Electrostatic attraction between the partial negative and partial positive molecules gives the water molecule its partial charge.
What does electronegativity allow water to do?
The higher electronegativity of oxygen allows water to carry partial charges (negative on oxygen, positive on hydrogen). These partial charges allow water to bind strongly with itself, and allows it to interact with polar molecules. The partial charge allows polar molecules to dissolve in water.
What is positively and negatively charged in a water molecule?
it says oxygen acts negativw so most likely hydrogen on the bottom acts positive
Why is that water is describe as apolar solvent?
Due to the ability of the nucleus of oxygen atom to attract the electrons of the covalent bond to itself is higher than that of the nucleus of hydrogen atom, so oxygen atom carry partial negative charge and hydrogen carry partial positive charge
Do the hydrogen atoms in a water molecule tend to be slightly negative?
Yes, when combined with Silicon (Si), as in SiH4.
Which water molecule has a partial positive charge?
hydrogen is partially positive and oxygen is partially negative so your answer is oxygen
A polar molecule has a partial positive side and a partial negative side?
Yeah, water is an example. Oxygen is usually negative, and hydrogen is usually positive.
What results from hydrogen being at one end of a water molecule and oxygen at the other end?
They are not attracted to each other because one is polar and one is nonpolar.
What is the oxygen atom of a water molecule?
Oxygen atoms in water molecules are the same as oxygen atoms in any other molecules; the definition of an oxygen atom is that it is an atom which has eight protons in its nucleus. Normally it has eight neutrons and eight electrons as well, but that can vary. It is only the eight protons which define it as oxygen.
Polar molecules they attrack to other substances?
Polar molecules have unequal distribution of electrons. Water for example, oxygen is more electronegative than hydrogen so it will pull electrons towards itself, giving oxygen partial negative charge on it and partial positive charge on the hydrogen. A hydrogen bond forms between the partial negative charge on oxygen on another water molecule and partial positive charge on hydrogen on other water molecule.
Why water is a polar molecule?
Oxygen is more electronegative than hydrogen - meaning the electrons they share will spend more time near the oxygen. This causes the oxygen to have a partial negative charge, and the hydrogens to have a partial positive charge - making water polar.
What struggle produces the partial negative and partial positive charges on a water molecule?
The water molecule has a partial negative and partial positive charge because it is a polar molecule. Electrostatic attraction between the partial negative and partial positive molecules gives the water molecule its partial charge.
What causes the water molecule to have a negative charge?
The water molecule does not have a negative charge. The oxygen end of the molecule has a partial negative charge and the hydrogen end has a partial positive charge. This is because the oxygen atom is more electronegative than the hydrogen atoms, and tends to hold the shared electrons more tightly than the hydrogen atoms.
