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Water molecules are polar because the
water molecule has a linear shape.
water molecule has a bent shape.
oxygen atom has fewer electrons around it.
hydrogen atom forms an ionic bond with oxygen.
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Correct answer: water molecule has a bent shape.
Brief explanation: each O–H bond is polar because oxygen is much more electronegative than hydrogen, so the bonding electrons are pulled toward oxygen. Because the molecule is bent (not linear), the two O–H bond dipoles do not cancel, producing a net dipole moment (polarity). The other choices are incorrect: water is not linear, the O–H bonds are polar covalent (not ionic), and oxygen does not have "fewer electrons around it" in any sense that would explain polarity.
Brief explanation: each O–H bond is polar because oxygen is much more electronegative than hydrogen, so the bonding electrons are pulled toward oxygen. Because the molecule is bent (not linear), the two O–H bond dipoles do not cancel, producing a net dipole moment (polarity). The other choices are incorrect: water is not linear, the O–H bonds are polar covalent (not ionic), and oxygen does not have "fewer electrons around it" in any sense that would explain polarity.
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