The Water Molecule

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What is the molecular structure of water?

  • Linear
  • Bent (correct)
  • Triangular
  • Tetrahedral

What type of bond is formed between the atoms in a water molecule?

  • Hydrogen bond
  • Metallic bond
  • Ionic bond
  • Covalent bond (correct)

What causes the polarity in a water molecule?

  • Absence of electrons in hydrogen
  • Equal sharing of electrons
  • Extra unpaired electrons of oxygen (correct)
  • Extra unpaired electrons of hydrogen

What is the result of the unequal sharing of electrons between oxygen and hydrogen in a water molecule?

<p>Partial negative charge on oxygen and partial positive charge on hydrogen (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of bond is formed between the δ+ hydrogen and the δ- oxygen in adjacent water molecules?

<p>Hydrogen bond (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the cause of the bent molecular structure of a water molecule?

<p>The extra unpaired electrons of oxygen.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the result of the unequal sharing of electrons between oxygen and hydrogen in a water molecule?

<p>Formation of a partial negative charge (δ-) at the oxygen end and a partial positive charge (δ+) at each hydrogen end.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the weak electrostatic attraction between the negatively-charged oxygen atoms of one water molecule and the electron-deficient hydrogen atom of another?

<p>Hydrogen bonding.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the attraction between the δ+ hydrogen and the δ- oxygen in adjacent water molecules?

<p>Hydrogen bonding.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of bond is formed between the atoms in a water molecule?

<p>Covalent bond.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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