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.

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), oxygen is more electronegative than hydrogen, which causes the oxygen atom to attract the shared electrons more strongly. As a result, oxygen acquires a partial negative charge, while the hydrogen atoms acquire partial positive charges.