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In a water molecule, oxygen attracts electrons more strongly than the hydrogens because an oxygen atom has ...?

- a higher EN
- lower EN
- higher ionization energy

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Answer:

a higher electronegativity

Step-by-step explanation:

In fact, in chemistry Nitrogen, Oxygen and Fluorine are the most electronegative element

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