Question
what describes the partial charges found in a water molecule
Oxygen has a partially positive change and the hydrogens have a partially positive change
Oxygen has a partially negative change and the hydrogens have a partially negative change
Oxygen has a partially negative change and the hydrogens have a partially positive change
Oxygen has a partially positive change and the hydrogens have a partially negative change
Oxygen has a partially positive change and the hydrogens have a partially positive change
Oxygen has a partially negative change and the hydrogens have a partially negative change
Oxygen has a partially negative change and the hydrogens have a partially positive change
Oxygen has a partially positive change and the hydrogens have a partially negative change
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The correct description of the partial charges in a water molecule is:
**Oxygen has a partially negative charge and the hydrogens have a partially positive charge.**
In a water molecule (H₂O), the oxygen atom is more electronegative than the hydrogen atoms, which means it attracts the shared electrons in the O-H bonds more strongly. This leads to the oxygen atom gaining a partial negative charge (δ-) and the hydrogen atoms acquiring partial positive charges (δ+).
**Oxygen has a partially negative charge and the hydrogens have a partially positive charge.**
In a water molecule (H₂O), the oxygen atom is more electronegative than the hydrogen atoms, which means it attracts the shared electrons in the O-H bonds more strongly. This leads to the oxygen atom gaining a partial negative charge (δ-) and the hydrogen atoms acquiring partial positive charges (δ+).