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Why is it easier for water molecules to bond together than it is for other molecule
together?

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Answer:

Hydrogen Bonds Make Water Sticky

Step-by-step explanation:

Hydrogen bonds form when hydrogen atoms covalently bonded to nitrogen (N), oxygen (O), or fluorine (F) in the form of covalent compounds such as ammonia (NH3), water (H2O) and hydrogen fluoride gas (HF). In these molecules, the hydrogen atoms do not pull as strongly on the shared electrons as the N, O, or F atoms. Therefore, the molecules are polar; the hydrogen atoms become positively charged and are able to form hydrogen bonds to negative ions or negatively charged parts of other molecules (such as the N, O, and F atoms that become negatively charged in these compounds).

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