Water molecules, which are polar due to their bent shape and the presence of hydrogen bonds, do exhibit attractions to each other, leading to properties like cohesion and surface tension. Oxygen molecules (O₂), being nonpolar, do not have the same type of intermolecular attractions. While water can interact with oxygen in a physical sense, such as in dissolved oxygen in water, the two do not attract each other in the same way that water molecules attract one another. Therefore, while there are interactions, they are not characterized by attraction like that seen between water molecules.
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