Which description accurately represents a water molecule?

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O strongly negative oxygen pole, strongly positive hydrogen poles

O slightly negative oxygen pole, slightly positive hydrogen poles

Ostrongly negative hydrogen poles, strongly positive oxygen pole

O slightly negative hydrogen poles, slightly positive oxygen pole

1 answer

The accurate description that represents a water molecule is:

O slightly negative oxygen pole, slightly positive hydrogen poles.

In a water molecule (H2O), the oxygen atom is more electronegative than the hydrogen atoms, resulting in a polar molecule where the oxygen carries a slight negative charge and the hydrogen atoms carry slight positive charges.