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The oxygen in a water molecule doesn't really have a "charge" per se. It is partially negative relative to the hydrogen atoms which are partially positive. The oxidation number of oxygen in water is 2-, however, but this isn't really a "charge".
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Why does a water molecule need 2 hydrogen atoms for every 1 oxygen atom?
Because oxygen has a 2- charge and hydrogen has a +1 charge.
How is water molecule polar?
water molecule is polar due to higher electronegativity of the oxygen atom than hydrogen. The oxygen molecule pulls the shared pair of electrons partially towards itself resulting in the hydrogen atom having a small positive charge on it and the oxygen atom having a small negative charge, thus causing polarity.
What explain is negative charge on the oxygen atom within the water molecule?
Oxygen atoms are highly electronegative and pull electrons away from the electropositive hydrogen atom.
Is a water molecule formed from 1 oxygen atom and 1 hydrogen atom?
No. The molecule for water is H2O, meaning each water molecule contains 2 hydrogen atoms and 1 oxygen atom.
Which kind of eletrical charge is found on a hydrogen atom of a polar water molecule?
a positive charge caused by a covalent bond with oxygen
Which kind of elctrical charge if found on the oxygen atom of a polar water molecule?
a partially negative charge.
What is polarity for water?
A water molecule consists of one Oxygen atom and two Hydrogen atoms. There is a surplus of electrons on the Oxygen side of the molecule which leads to a partial negative charge near the the Oxygen atom and a partially positive charge near the Hydrogen atoms.
What is positively and negatively charged in a water molecule?
it says oxygen acts negativw so most likely hydrogen on the bottom acts positive
What is the atom in a molecule of water that is more visited by the shared electrons?
Oxygen has a low negative charge.
How many molecules of oxygen is need to make water?
None. A water molecules contains one oxygen atom and two hydrogen atoms. Oxygen only contains oxygen.
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.
Why does a water molecule need 2 hydrogen atoms for every 1 oxygen atom?
Because oxygen has a 2- charge and hydrogen has a +1 charge.
The oxygen atom in a water molecule has a slight negative charge?
Yes, and the hydrogen atoms carry a slight positive charge.
How is water molecule polar?
water molecule is polar due to higher electronegativity of the oxygen atom than hydrogen. The oxygen molecule pulls the shared pair of electrons partially towards itself resulting in the hydrogen atom having a small positive charge on it and the oxygen atom having a small negative charge, thus causing polarity.
Does Cl- interact most closely with an oxygen atom within a water molecule?
No. The oxygen atom in a water molecule has a partial negative charge, and so it would not readily interact with Cl-, another negatively charged species.
What explain is negative charge on the oxygen atom within the water molecule?
Oxygen atoms are highly electronegative and pull electrons away from the electropositive hydrogen atom.
What kind of of electrical charge is found on a hydrogen atom of polar water molecule?
a positive charge caused by a covalent bond with oxygen
