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What kind of melocule is water?A:nonpolarB:ionicC:polarD:charged

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The correct answer is: [C]: "polar" .
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" Water " ; which is: " H₂O " ;
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is a:
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— polar; → {eliminate: "Choice [A]: "non-polar"} ;

{and consider: "Choice: [C]: "polar" } ;

— covalent; → {not "ionic"; eliminate: "Choice: [B]: "ionic"} ;

uncharged; → {neutral compound; not "charged" —but "balanced"} ;

→ {Note: " H ⁺ , O ²⁻ ; " H₂O " } ;

→ The "charges" balance/ cancel out.

{eliminate: "Choice: [D]: "charged" .}.
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compound.
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The correct answer is: [C]:
"polar" .
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