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Why does the oxygen atomhave more electrons surrounding it than a hydrogen atom?
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A hydrogen only has one valence electron, while oxygen has 6.
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What does bonds hydrogen and oxygen?
The sharing of electrons is what bonds hydrogen and oxygen together.
True or false Hydrogen and oxygen atoms have an equal number of electrons?
False, a Hydrogen has 1 electron and Oxygen has 8 electrons
What makes regions of a water molecule more positive then negative?
Electronegativity differences.There are more protons in an oxygen atom than in a hydrogen atom, so any electrons being shared between them (as in the covalent bond) are more likely to be near the oxygen atom than the hydrogen atoms.This results in a slight net negative charge surrounding the oxygen atom, and slight net positive charges surrounding the hydrogen atoms.
What is the final acceptor of the electrons and hydrogen's of the electron transport chain?
oxygen
What is polarity in a water molecule?
The oxygen and hydrogen in water are bonded by a covalent bond. This means that the two lone lone electrons of hydrogen are shared with oxygen. Oxygen has a tendency to "hoard" electrons. So when it bonds with the hydrogen the two shared electrons are closer to the oxygen than to the hydrogen. As a result one side of water(the one with the oxygen) becomes slightly negative due to the fact that the oxygen has the two electrons closer to it. The side of the hydrogen becomes slightly positive as a result. When two or more molecules of water are placed together the slightly negatively charged oxygen from one molecule attracts the slightly positively charged hydrogen from another molecule forming a weak hydrogen bond. this hydrogen bond is formed as a result of the polarity of water.
What does bonds hydrogen and oxygen?
The sharing of electrons is what bonds hydrogen and oxygen together.
True or false Hydrogen and oxygen atoms have an equal number of electrons?
False, a Hydrogen has 1 electron and Oxygen has 8 electrons
How many electrons are in the outermost energy level of an oxygen atom as it shares electrons with hydrogen atoms as part of water molecule?
In water molecules there are 2 atoms of hydrogen of and 1 atom of oxygen present. each hydrogen atom shares 1 electron with the oxygen atom. So the total number of electrons shared with oxygen are 2,total no. of electrons shared by hydrogen is 2 and the total no. of electrons shared by each hydrogen atom is 1.
What makes regions of a water molecule more positive then negative?
Electronegativity differences.There are more protons in an oxygen atom than in a hydrogen atom, so any electrons being shared between them (as in the covalent bond) are more likely to be near the oxygen atom than the hydrogen atoms.This results in a slight net negative charge surrounding the oxygen atom, and slight net positive charges surrounding the hydrogen atoms.
What are gases surrounding the earth?
Hydrogen and oxygen are only a few.
What are oxidation and reduction reactions?
Oxidation can be generally loss of hydrogen, addition of oxygen or loss of electrons. Reduction can be generally addition of hydrogen, loss of oxygen or addition of electrons.
Hydrogen and oxygen are what type of bonds?
Polar Covalent Bond. This is when a pair of electrons is shared between two atoms in a molecule but the electrons are not equally shared. Because the Oxygen atom has a stronger pull on the electrons than the Hydrogen, the electrons will be more drawn to the Oxygen atom.
What is the final acceptor of the electrons and hydrogen's of the electron transport chain?
oxygen
How do the atoms of oxygen and hydrogen different?
oxygen we breathe and so the atoms are like gas and hydrogen is a molecule like air.
What are some gases surrounding the earth?
Hydrogen and oxygen are only a few.
What is polarity in a water molecule?
The oxygen and hydrogen in water are bonded by a covalent bond. This means that the two lone lone electrons of hydrogen are shared with oxygen. Oxygen has a tendency to "hoard" electrons. So when it bonds with the hydrogen the two shared electrons are closer to the oxygen than to the hydrogen. As a result one side of water(the one with the oxygen) becomes slightly negative due to the fact that the oxygen has the two electrons closer to it. The side of the hydrogen becomes slightly positive as a result. When two or more molecules of water are placed together the slightly negatively charged oxygen from one molecule attracts the slightly positively charged hydrogen from another molecule forming a weak hydrogen bond. this hydrogen bond is formed as a result of the polarity of water.
When hydrogen and oxygen bind to one another the electrons are pulled?
More toward oxygen
