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Draw one water molecule with 4 hydrogen bonds to 4 other water molecules. Indicating partial positive and partial negative charges.
Answer-
In water molecule, each hydrogen atom shares an electron pair
with oxygen atom. The oxygen nucleus attracts electrons more
strongly than does the hydrogen nucleus. So, oxygen is more
electronegative. The sharing of electrons between H and O is
therefore unequal; the electrons are more often in the vicinity of
the oxygen atom rather than hydrogen. This unequal electron sharing
creates two electric dipoles in the water molecule. Oxygen atom
bears partial negative charge (-)
and each hydrogen atom bears partial positive charge (
+).
The resulting electrostatic interaction between hydrogen atom of
one water molecule and oxygen atom of another water molecule
creates hydrogen bond.
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