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which of these best explains why the hydrogen atoms in a water molecule are attracted to CI ions in sodium chloride

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The oxygen has more electronegativity (3.44), making hydrogen more 'positive'. Hydrogen will be attracted to Cl since it is more 'negative'. Electronegativity(EN) of H is 2.2 whereas Cl has EN of 3.16
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