Question

Water is dipolar because:

A. It has two hydrogens, each of which pulls oxygen's electrons and separates the
charges into two areas.
B. Oxygen pulls electrons closer to itself than hydrogens, giving the oxygen a
slight negative and hydrogens a slight positive charge.
C. Oxygen pulls electrons closer to itself than hydrogens, giving the oxygen a
slight positive and hydrogens a slight negative charge.
OD. It has two hydrogens, each of which has its own polar area.

Answer 1

B. Oxygen pulls electrons closer to itself than hydrogens, giving the oxygen a slight negative and hydrogens a slight positive charge.

Step-by-step explanation:

In the water molecule (H2O), an oxygen atom is bonded to two hydrogen atoms. Oxygen atom is much more electronegative (has more attraction for electrons) than hydrogen atom, hence, it pulls electrons from one one of the hydrogen atoms bonded to it making it more negatively charged and the hydrogen atom, more positively charged.

The possession of positive charge (+) and negative charge (-) in the same molecule, caused by uneven flow of electrons is what it means to be DIPOLAR (from dipole). Hence, water is DIPOLAR because oxygen pulls electrons closer to itself than hydrogens, giving the oxygen a slight negative and hydrogens a slight positive charge.