Why oxygen is more electronegative in case of water molecules?

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2026-07-08 08:05

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Oxygen is more electronegative in water molecules because it has a higher affinity for electrons compared to hydrogen. This causes the oxygen atom in a water molecule to attract the shared electrons in the O-H bonds closer to itself, resulting in a partial negative charge on the oxygen atom and a partial positive charge on the hydrogen atoms.

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