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No they are not, the actual water molecule H-O-H (H2O) is composed of 2 Hydrogen atoms covalently attached to an Oxygen atom. However, due to the way the atoms in the water molecule are arranged, there exists an unequal distribution of charges in the molecule known as dipole moment; the Oxygen atom has a partial negative charge and the Hydrogen atoms have a partial positive charge.

These partial charges are what allow 2 individual water molecules to bond with each other through a weak interaction force known as Hydrogen Bonding. The slight positive charge of the Hydrogen in one water molecule is attracted to the slight negative charge of the Oxygen atom in another molecule.


Ionic bonds, covalent bonds, and hydrogen bonds are 3 completely different methods of molecular interaction. Ionic bonds exist in compounds, for example, such as salts: HCL, NaCl. Unlike covalent bonds, Ionic bonds do not form an actual bond by the sharing of electrons between the 2 different atoms. Instead, similar to hydrogen bonding, they are held together by opposite charges in each atom that composes the molecue.
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