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First of all, there is no nitrogen in a water molecule. A water molecule consists of one oxygen atom combined with two hydrogen atoms. Also known as H2O. However, it is also true that an oxygen atom is slightly bigger than a nitrogen atom. Oxygen has one more proton, and one more electron than nitrogen does. Neutron quantities vary, since there is more than one isotope of both oxygen and nitrogen.

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What is bigger a water molecule or carbon atom?

Glucose molecules are bigger than water molecules.


Does oxygen and nitrogen contain water?

No, oxygen and nitrogen are gases that do not contain water. Water is made up of two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom. Oxygen and nitrogen are elements that exist as gases in the Earth's atmosphere.


What happens when a hydrogen atom covalently bonds to one oxygen or nitrogen atom is attracted to another oxygen or nitrogen atom?

When a hydrogen atom bonds with one oxygen or nitrogen atom and is attracted to another oxygen or nitrogen atom, it can form a hydrogen bond. Hydrogen bonds are weak electrostatic attractions between a δ+ hydrogen atom and a lone pair of electrons on a δ- oxygen or nitrogen atom in another molecule. These bonds can play important roles in stabilizing the structure of molecules such as water or proteins.


Hydrogen bonds are weaker than the bond that holds hydrogen to oxygen in a water molecule?

Hydrogen bonds are weaker than covalent bonds. The bond between hydrogen and oxygen in a water molecule is a covalent bond, caused by the sharing of electron pairs between the two atoms. Hydrogen bonds are formed between a hydrogen atom of one molecule and an electronegative atom (like oxygen or nitrogen) of another molecule, and are weaker than covalent bonds.


Does water contain nitrogen carbon oxygen and hydrogen?

Water (H2O) contains hydrogen and oxygen, but does not contain nitrogen or carbon. Water is composed of two hydrogen atoms bonded to one oxygen atom. Nitrogen and carbon are found in other compounds, but not in water itself.

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Why in a water molecule is the oxygen bigger than the hydrogen?

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Is a cell smaller than a water molecule?

a cell is much bigger than a water molecule


What is bigger a water molecule or carbon atom?

Glucose molecules are bigger than water molecules.


Is water a compound formed by sharing nitrogen?

No, water is a compound formed by sharing oxygen atoms, not nitrogen. Water (H2O) is composed of two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom, with the oxygen atom sharing electrons with the hydrogen atoms to form covalent bonds.


What has 3 atoms in each molecule?

Molecule of nitrogen has 3 atoms of nitrogen. Nitrogen molecule exist as N3.


What is a little bigger then a cell?

a molecule for water. you know, 1 hydrogen 2 oxygen? And if you were wondering smaller... is an atom


Which of these is a compound water nitrogen oxygen or hydrogen?

Water is a compound made of hydrogen and oxygen. Nitrogen and oxygen are elements on their own.


Why is the bond between hydrogen and oxygen in a water molecule is more polar than the bond between hydrogen and nitrogen in a ammonia molecule?

Oxygen has a higher electronegativity than nitrogen does, so when sharing electrons with hydrogen, the sharing is more uneven in the case of oxygen than it is with nitrogen. Oxygen, in other words, will attract electrons more strongly than nitrogen does and therefore will wind up with a more negative charge (hydrogen, which supplies the extra electrons to the oxygen, has a correspondingly higher positive charge).


Does oxygen and nitrogen contain water?

No, oxygen and nitrogen are gases that do not contain water. Water is made up of two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom. Oxygen and nitrogen are elements that exist as gases in the Earth's atmosphere.


Are nitrogen and water elements?

Nitrogen, yes. Water, no. Water is a compound of the elements oxygen and hydrogen.


Are molecules made up of hydrogen?

Molecules can be composed of hydrogen atoms along with other elements such as oxygen, carbon, nitrogen, and more. Water (H2O) is an example of a molecule made up of hydrogen along with oxygen.