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The Diagram shows two water molecules.

what does the the dotted line between the water molecules represent?

A. a polar bond
B. a covalent bond
C. a hydrogen bond
D. an eletronegative bond

The Diagram shows two water molecules. what does the the dotted line between the water-example-1
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c. a hydrogen bond is the answer just took the test good luck on the res
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The correct answer is option C. a hydrogen bond.

The water is a polar molecule, in which the oxygen has a slight negative charge and the hydrogen has a slight positive charge. The positive charge of the hydrogen from one molecule attracts the negatively charged oxygen atom of another water molecule. As a result, an inter molecule hydrogen bonding is formed. Hence, the dotted line represents a hydrogen bond.

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