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Slightly negative.
The oxygen end of the water molecule is slightly negative because of oxygen's greater electronegativity. The two electrons of the hydrogens in covalent bonding spend more of their time in oxygen's valance shell.
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Which end of the water molecule is attracted to the sodium ion?
Since water is a slightly polar molecule (the hydrogen end being slightly positive and the oxygen ends being slightly negative) the positively charged sodium ion (Na+) will be attracted to the oxygen end of the water molecule.
What parts of the calcium chloride are attracted to what parts of the water molecule?
The oxygen end,which is a negative pole
What does high incidence of hydrogen bonding mean?
It can mean high surface tension. Hydrogen bonding occurs in water because each water molecule contains 2 hydrogen atoms, and that constitutes the positive end of that molecule with no electron present (other than the one tied up in the covalent bond with oxygen.) The oxygen end of the molecule is negative (because of unshared electrons.) The attaction between the positive end of one water molecule to the negative end of another is hydrogen bonding, and it explains many of water's properties, including surface tension, how water expands when it freezes, and even why snowflakes are 6-sided.
Molecule that has a slightly positive end and a slightly negative end?
A polar molecule. The charges are signified using δ± (delta meaning a difference or change, lowercase meaning it is a small difference, the ± denoting whether that end is positive or negative).If the same molecule contains both positively and negatively charged groups, it's called a zwitterion.A molecule having both slightly negative and positive ends is a polar molecule.
Why does a substance mix well in water?
Water is a polar molecule, meaning that one end is negative and the other positive. Substances dissolve in water by "sticking" to one end of the water molecule. The better the molecules adhere, the more you can dissolve into a given quantity. The relatively tiny size of the water molecule, combined with its high polarity, has led it to be called "the universal solvent."
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 kind off molecule has a positive end and a negative end?
A polar molecule such as water
When NaCl is dissolved in water negative end of the water molecules is attracted towards what?
Ion-dipole attraction dictates that the negative pole of a water molecule will be attracted to the sodium cation and the positive pole of a water molecule will be attracted to the chloride anion.
A molecule that has a negative and poositve end is?
A molecule that has a negative and positive end is a polar molecule.
When an ionic molecule dissolves in water what does the water molecule do?
Surrounds the ions with the hydrogen, positive end, attracted to the negative ion ( Cl -, for instance ) and the oxygen, negative end, attracted to the positive ion ( Na +, for instance ).
Which end of water molecule attracts most of the electrons and acts negative?
From H and O, oxygen is the most electronegative, so that the negative side of the H-O-H 'triangle' with O in top.
Water is a polar molecule because the oxygen end acts charged and the hydrogen end acts charged?
Oxygen is more electronegative than hydrogen, meaning that it likes to pull electrons towards itself more than hydrogen does. Since oxygen likes 2 electrons, it will bond to 2 hydrogen atoms, pulling 1 electron towards itself from each hydrogen. This produces a partial positive charge on the hydrogen and a partial negative charge on the oxygen. The answer is D (in english)
What is a molecule that has a positive end and a negative end?
Polaric molecule
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.
Which end of the water molecule is attracted to the sodium ion?
Since water is a slightly polar molecule (the hydrogen end being slightly positive and the oxygen ends being slightly negative) the positively charged sodium ion (Na+) will be attracted to the oxygen end of the water molecule.
What parts of the calcium chloride are attracted to what parts of the water molecule?
The oxygen end,which is a negative pole
What is called a molecule that has a posetive and negative end?
Polar molecule
