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Bonds that form between water molecules are called.

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Answer: Hydrogen bonds.

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A water molecule is composed of two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom, with a partially positive hydrogen atom covalently bonded to a more electronegative oxygen atom. Water molecules are polar due to oxygen atoms having a greater electronegativity value (easier for oxygen than hydrogen to attract a pair of electrons) and this results in unequal partial charges. The polarity in a hydrogen atom of one water molecule attracts the oxygen atom of another water molecule, which results in the formation of hydrogen bonds between water molecules.

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