One atom of oxygen joined to two atoms of hydrogen by shared electrons
Why is water a POLAR MOLECULE?
Because the shared negative hydrogen electrons are pulled towards the oxygen atom, the other side of each hydrogen atom is left with a slight positive charge
The unshared negative electrons on the oxygen atom give it a slight negative charge
This makes water a POLAR MOLECULE- it has a partial negative charge on one side and a partial positive charge on the other
what is hydrogen bonding in water?
The slightly negatively-charged oxygen atoms attract the slightly positively-charged hydrogen atoms of other water molecules
