BIOCHEMISTRY
PROPERTIES OF WATER
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Question
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both sides are negative
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one side has a positive charge and the other side has a negative charge
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one side has a negative charge adn the other side has a neutral charge
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both sides are positive
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Detailed explanation-1: -The property of cohesion describes the ability of water molecules to be attracted to other water molecules, which allows water to be a “sticky” liquid. Hydrogen bonds are attractions of electrostatic force caused by the difference in charge between slightly positive hydrogen ions and other, slightly negative ions.
Detailed explanation-2: -Molecules of pure substances are attracted to themselves. This sticking together of like substances is called cohesion. Depending on how attracted molecules of the same substance are to one another, the substance will be more or less cohesive. Hydrogen bonds cause water to be exceptionally attracted to each other.
Detailed explanation-3: -Water is a molecular compound consisting of polar molecules that have a bent shape. The oxygen atom acquires a partial negative charge, while the hydrogen atom acquires a partial positive charge.