Question

What is the charge of the hydrogen atoms due to this unequal pull of electrons?

Positive or negative?

Answer 1

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The covalent bonds are therefore polar, and the oxygen atoms have a slight negative charge, while the hydrogens are somewhat positive (from the extra un-neutralized protons).

• Opposite charges attract one another.

• This tiny force of attraction is called a hydrogen bond.