Question

Which of the following properties of water is due primarily to the uneven distribution of charge between the hydrogen and oxygen atoms?. . its color. . its taste. . its ability to dissolve ionic substances. . its ability to produce buoyant forces

Answer 1

Answer: its ability to dissolve ionic substances

Explanation: The water molecule contains two hydrogen atoms which are arranged in the bent shape around the oxygen central metal atom.

Due to more electronegativity of oxygen, it has a tendency to attract the electron density of hydrogen, thus itself acquiring the partial negative charrge and there is partial positve charge on both the hydrogen atoms.

This leads to uneven distribution of charge between the hydrogen and oxygen atoms. Due to this, they become ions which are separated by the medium and thus water has also the ability to dissolve the ionic substances in it following the relation of 'Like dissolves Like' .

Answer 2

The uneven distribution of charge between the hydrogen and oxygen atoms primarily leads to its ability to dissolve ionic substances. This is because the unequal sharing leads to the polarity of water. Its polarity makes it dissolve to ionic substances.