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The oxygen side of a water molecule is _____. A. neutral B. slightly negative C. slightly positive

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The oxygen side of a water molecule is.B. slightly negative. The partially negative charge is born from the oxygen atom which has a negative 2 charge. The positive charge of the hydrogen is born from the hydrogen atom which has inherently positive charge.
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Its an electron withdrawing element with its high electronegativity it pulls the electron density from the sigma bond closer to it, making it more negative
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