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The water molecule does not have a negative charge. The oxygen end of the molecule has a partial negative charge and the hydrogen end has a partial positive charge. This is because the oxygen atom is more electronegative than the hydrogen atoms, and tends to hold the shared electrons more tightly than the hydrogen atoms.
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CoachThe asymmetrical distribution of electrons in a water molecule, with oxygen attracting more electrons than hydrogen, leads to a slight negative charge at the oxygen atom. This occurs due to oxygen's higher electronegativity, resulting in a partial negative charge on the oxygen atom and partial positive charges on the hydrogen atoms.
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What is the majority of negative charge on the water molecule?
there has to be a negative charge in the molecule as there is a positive charge. there is a negative charge and when it and a positive charge gets together it forms something that makes the charge neutral
The oxygen atom in a water molecule has a slight negative charge?
Yes, the oxygen atom in a water molecule has a slight negative charge because oxygen is more electronegative than hydrogen. This causes the shared electrons to be closer to the oxygen atom, giving it a partial negative charge.
Do Polar molecules such as water have no negative or positive poles?
Polar molecules like water do have distinct positive and negative poles due to an uneven distribution of charge within the molecule. In the case of water, the oxygen atom has a partial negative charge, while each hydrogen atom has a partial positive charge, resulting in a polar molecule.
What is the atom in a molecule of water that is more visited by the shared electrons?
Oxygen has a low negative charge.
What molecule is water an example of?
Water is an example of a polar molecule, as it has a slightly negative charge on the oxygen atom and slightly positive charges on the hydrogen atoms.
