Chemistry
Explain the following :
Water is a polar covalent molecule?
Chemical Bonding
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Answer
Water is a polar covalent molecule because the shared pair of electrons between hydrogen and oxygen are not at equal distance. There is a slight difference in electronegativities of Oxygen (3.5) and Hydrogen (2.1) due to which the shared pair of electrons is shifted towards Oxygen creating a slight negative charge on it while a slight positive charge is developed on the two Hydrogen atoms making Water a polar covalent molecule.
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