What describes the partial charges found in a water molecule?(1 point)

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Oxygen has a partially negative charge, and the hydrogens have a partially negative charge.
Oxygen has a partially negative charge, and the hydrogens have a partially negative charge.

Oxygen has a partially negative charge, and the hydrogens have a partially positive charge.
Oxygen has a partially negative charge, and the hydrogens have a partially positive charge.

Oxygen has a partially positive charge, and the hydrogens have a partially positive charge.
Oxygen has a partially positive charge, and the hydrogens have a partially positive charge.

Oxygen has a partially positive charge, and the hydrogens have a partially negative charge.
Oxygen has a partially positive charge, and the hydrogens have a partially negative charge.

Answer 1

The correct response 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 leads to a uneven distribution of electron density and the formation of partial charges. Therefore, oxygen carries a partial negative charge (δ-) and each hydrogen carries a partial positive charge (δ+).