Oxygen attracts electrons more strongly than hydrogen does. What kind of bond forms between the two hydrogen atoms and single oxygen atom that form a water molecule?

A. A metallic bond
B. A hydrogen bond
C. An ionic bond
D. A polar bond

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D polar bond.

metallic bond forms between metals
hydrogen bond forms between hydrogens
an ionic bond would form in something like NaCl.

polar bond is where they share electrons unevenly.

covalent bond is when they share electrons equally.