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Explain what occurs between water molecules in hydrogen bonding

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The molecules are attracted to their less negative side.

Step-by-step explanation:

A water molecule consists of two hydrogen atoms bonded to an oxygen atom, and its overall structure is bent. This is because the oxygen atom, in addition to forming bonds with the hydrogen atoms, also carries two pairs of unshared electrons. All of the electron pairs—shared and unshared—repel each other.

The Oxygen in the water molecule will share or the hydrogens lone atom leaving the hydrogen with a more positive charge like in the picture I've added. This happens with all water molecules leaving the oxygen with more electrons and ultimately the more negative side. And positive and negative forces attract, so the now "positive" hydrogens will bond with the now "negative" oxygens. They form bonds using polarity, and use a very strong dipole dipole effect.

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