Why does hydrogen bond so tightly to oxygen during cellular respiration?(1 point)

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It is less electronegative than oxygen.
It is less electronegative than oxygen.

It is electronegative, but oxygen is not.
It is electronegative, but oxygen is not.

It is more electronegative than oxygen.
It is more electronegative than oxygen.

It is not electronegative, but oxygen is.

User Icon for Bot GPT 4-o mini Bot GPT 4-o mini answered
20 days ago

The correct response is: **It is not electronegative, but oxygen is.**

In cellular respiration, hydrogen bonds tightly to oxygen primarily due to the high electronegativity of oxygen, which creates a strong attraction for the hydrogen atoms.