Question

if water were a nonpolar molecule how would its properties be different

A. Water would be able to climb inside plants
B. Water would stick together much more strongly.
C. Water would no be able to form hydrogen bonds

D. Water would be a much lighter molecule

Answer 1

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For this question, we must know the factors involved in all of the phenomena stated.
A) Water moves up plants via transpiration. This relies on the cohesion and adhesion of the molecules and this would lessen if water was non-polar; therefore, water would have a more difficult time going up plants.
B) Polar bonds are much stronger than non polar ones. Therefore, water molecules would stick together in a weaker manner.
C) This statement is true because hydrogen bonding can only take place in polar molecules with Hydrogen atoms.
D) Weight of a molecule is determined by its molecular mass, not its bonding. Therefore, this statement is also false.
The answer is C.

Answer 2

C. If water were a nonpolar molecule, its properties would be different because water would not be able to form hydrogen bonds.

What is nonpolar molecule?

A nonpolar molecule is one whose charge distribution is spherically symmetric when averaged over time; since the charges oscillate, a temporary dipole moment exists at any given instant in a so-called nonpolar molecule.

An example of a nonpolar molecule is water.

Thus, if water were a nonpolar molecule, its properties would be different because water would not be able to form hydrogen bonds.

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