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4 May, 18:47

Polarity of a water molecule

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    It's bent shape gives it an uneven distribution of electrons.

    Water is a "polar" molecule, meaning that there is an uneven distribution of electron density. Water has a partial negative charge () near the oxygen atom due the unshared pairs of electrons, and partial positive charges () near the hydrogen atoms.
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