Question

A water molecule consists of an oxygen atom and two hydrogen atoms covalently bonded in a bent shape. oxygen however, attracts the shared electrons more strongly than the hydrogen atoms. this structure leads to which important property of water?

Answer 1

Answer:
            This structure shows that, "Water is polar, which means it has an uneven distribution of charge making it a good solvent of other polar molecules".

Explanation:
                   When the Electronegativity difference between two atoms joint through covalent bond is greater than 0.4 and less than 1.7, then the bond is said to be polar bond, and molecule containing polar bonds with asymmetry are said to be polar molecules. In water the Electronegativity difference between Oxygen atom and Hydrogen atom is calculated as,

E.N of Oxygen     =  3.44

E.N of Hydrogen  =  2.20
                              -------------
Difference               1.24

Hence, the bond is Polar covalent bond.

Secondly, as we know that Like dissolves Like, so water being polar in nature will interact with polar compounds. And polar compounds will tend to dissolve in water. So, water is a good solvent for polar compounds.

Answer 2

Oxygen attracts the shared electron pair far greater than hydrogen leading to polarity.

Water is a polar covalent molecule that comprises of oxygen and hydrogen. We must note that oxygen is more electronegative than hydrogen hence the electronegativity difference between the atoms and the polarity of the molecule.

The fact that oxygen attracts the shared electron pair far greater than hydrogen due to its electronegativity leads to the property of water called polarity.

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