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A water molecule has a negative charge at the site of the hydrogen atoms and a negative charge at the site of the oxygen atom. Explain your answer.

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Step-by-step explanation:

The unequal sharing of electrons gives the water molecule a slight negative charge near its oxygen atom and a slight positive charge near its hydrogen atoms. When a neutral molecule has a positive area at one end and a negative area at the other, it is a polar molecule.

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