AP BIOLOGY

BIOCHEMISTRY

PROPERTIES OF WATER

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
How many atoms make up a molecule of water?
A
1
B
2
C
3
D
4
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A water molecule has three atoms: two hydrogen (H) atoms and one oxygen (O) atom. That’s why water is sometimes referred to as H2O. A single drop of water contains billions of water molecules.

Detailed explanation-2: -Answer: In 3 molecules of (H2O), 9 atoms of oxygen are present.

Detailed explanation-3: -2H2O has 6 atoms in total(4 atoms of hydrogen and 2 atoms of oxygen) or 2 molecules of water. Q.

Detailed explanation-4: -Homonuclear triatomic molecules contain three of the same kind of atom. That molecule will be an allotrope of that element. Ozone, O3 is an example of a triatomic molecule with all atoms the same.

Detailed explanation-5: -H2O represents one molecule of water while 3H2O represents 3 molecules of water.

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