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In a water molecule, oxygen attracts electrons more strongly than the hydrogens do because an oxygen atom contains more in its nucleus. Enter the answer
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In a water molecule, oxygen attracts electrons more strongly

than the hydrogens do because an oxygen atom contains
more
in its nucleus.
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Protons.

Protons are positively charged and will attract electrons. Oxygen has 6 protons while hydrogen only has 1.

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