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What explains the negative charge on the oxygen atom within the water molecule?
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∙ 11y ago
Oxygen attracts electrons more strongly than hydrogen does.
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∙ 7y ago
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∙ 14y agoOxygen has a negative charge because it has a total of 8 electrons. Two are always in the first electron shell, and 6 in the outer shell, and an atom always wants 8 electrons in the outer shell. therefore it still needs 2 electrons, giving it a negative charge.
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∙ 10y agoTwo main reasons: first, the oxygen atom has a total of six valence electrons. Two of the six are tied up with the hydrogen atoms in single covalent bonds. This leaves four (two pairs) which are on the other side of the nucleus. These are unshared pairs, and they represent the negative pole of the water molecule. The second reason is that oxygen has a very high electronegativity. This means the interaction between the oxygen atom's nucleus and its valence electrons is very strong (a function of oxygen's relatively small atomic radius.) So it has a very high tendency to attract other electrons in a molecule toward itself. This increases the "well" of negativity around oxygen. This is the reason why water is so polar, and why its interactions with other molecules give it such a high boiling point.
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∙ 7y agoThe oxygen atom of a water molecule doesn't really have a negative charge, but rather is partially negative. This is because it is more electronegative than the hydrogen atoms, and so pulls electrons toward itself, making it more negative than the hydrogens which are more positive (have a partial positive charge).
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∙ 10y agooxygen attracts electrons stronger than hydrogen
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∙ 11y agoOxygen is more electronegative than hydrogen. Hence the shared electron pair is slightly towards oxygen (than hydrogen) giving it slightly negative (charge).
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∙ 8y agoOxygen is an anion.
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Where is majority of negative charge on the water molecule?
Water molecules consist of hydrogen molecules and oxygen molecules. Most of the negative charge comes from the oxygen molecules while the hydrogen molecules carry the positive charge.
What results from hydrogen being at one end of a water molecule and oxygen at the other end?
They are not attracted to each other because one is polar and one is nonpolar.
What does the oxygen atom in a water molecule have charge?
The oxygen in a water molecule doesn't really have a "charge" per se. It is partially negative relative to the hydrogen atoms which are partially positive. The oxidation number of oxygen in water is 2-, however, but this isn't really a "charge".
Are oxygen atoms in water molecules negatively charged?
Hydrogen is positive and Oxygen is negative.
Is oxygen's charge positive or negative?
Oxygen has a negative charge.
What is positively and negatively charged in a water molecule?
it says oxygen acts negativw so most likely hydrogen on the bottom acts positive
What causes the water molecule to have a negative charge?
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.
Which water molecule has a partial positive charge?
hydrogen is partially positive and oxygen is partially negative so your answer is oxygen
Which kind of electric charge is found on the oxygen atom of a polar water molecule?
A negative charge exists because of the electronegativity of oxygen.
Which kind of elctrical charge if found on the oxygen atom of a polar water molecule?
a partially negative charge.
Why does the oxygen in a water molecule have a negative charge?
Oxygen attracts electrons more strongly than hydrogen does.
Is oxygen postitive charge or negative?
For my ANSER IS: The unequal sharing of electrons gives the water molecule a slight negative charge near its oxygen atom and aslightpositive charge near its hydrogen atoms. When a neutralmolecule has a positive area at one end and a negative area at the other, it is a polar molecule.
Where is majority of negative charge on the water molecule?
Water molecules consist of hydrogen molecules and oxygen molecules. Most of the negative charge comes from the oxygen molecules while the hydrogen molecules carry the positive charge.
What results from hydrogen being at one end of a water molecule and oxygen at the other end?
They are not attracted to each other because one is polar and one is nonpolar.
What does the oxygen atom in a water molecule have charge?
The oxygen in a water molecule doesn't really have a "charge" per se. It is partially negative relative to the hydrogen atoms which are partially positive. The oxidation number of oxygen in water is 2-, however, but this isn't really a "charge".
The oxygen atom in a water molecule has a slight negative charge?
Yes, and the hydrogen atoms carry a slight positive charge.
What is the atom in a molecule of water that is more visited by the shared electrons?
Oxygen has a low negative charge.
