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Which statement correctly describes the electrons in a water molecule?
Electrons are pulled closer to the hydrogen atoms.
Electrons are pulled closer to the oxygen atom.
Electrons are located inside the nucleus of the hydrogen atoms.
Electrons are located inside the nucleus of the oxygen atoms.
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Electrons are pulled closer to the oxygen atom.
O is more electronegative than H, so the shared electrons in the O–H bonds spend more time near oxygen, giving O a partial negative charge and the Hs partial positive charges (polar covalent bonds).
O is more electronegative than H, so the shared electrons in the O–H bonds spend more time near oxygen, giving O a partial negative charge and the Hs partial positive charges (polar covalent bonds).
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