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Why does the oxygen atom in a water molecule have a negative charge

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Oxygen has a negative ion this means when it reacts ionically it gains two electrons in a water molecule they have covalent bonds (shared electrons) this mean the two hydrogenated have shared there electrons with oxygen so (gained two negative electrons) making it negative
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Oxygen attracts elections more strongly than hydrogen does
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