Which description accurately represents a water molecule?(1 point)

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strongly negative hydrogen poles, strongly positive oxygen pole
strongly negative hydrogen poles, strongly positive oxygen pole

slightly negative hydrogen poles, slightly positive oxygen pole
slightly negative hydrogen poles, slightly positive oxygen pole

slightly negative oxygen pole, slightly positive hydrogen poles
slightly negative oxygen pole, slightly positive hydrogen poles

strongly negative oxygen pole, strongly positive hydrogen poles

Answer 1

The description that accurately represents a water molecule is:

slightly negative oxygen pole, slightly positive hydrogen poles.

In a water molecule (H₂O), the oxygen atom is more electronegative than the hydrogen atoms, leading to a partial negative charge on the oxygen and partial positive charges on the hydrogen atoms.