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Because of oxygen electronegativity being significantly greater than hydrogens electronegativity. The electron shared in this covalent bond are attracted in a stronger fashion to the oxygen and this means they spend more time in the oxygen orbital and then oxygen becomes slightly more negative. By the converse the hydrogens have their two electrons spending more time in the oxygen orbital and thus are slightly positive around their poles. This polar molecule is still considered a neutral molecule over all, but hold a magnet close to water running from a faucet and see the water bend in it's course.

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