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Waterstickinessargument
Waterstickinessargument
Ms.H2
Baltic
11/5/14
Waterisstickyargument
Waterspropertyofpolarcovalentbondsiswhatmakeswatermoleculesstick
together.Theoxygenatomcontainedwithinawatermolecule,beinglargerthanthe
surroundinghydrogenatomscasesittopullmoreelectrontowardit.Becauseofthe
negativechargepossessedbyelectronthehighconcentrationcasestheoxygenatom
tohaveanegativecharge.Thenbecausethereismoreelectronsattheoxygenend,
thereisalackofelectronaroundthehydrogenatom.whichcasestheretobemore
protonsthanelectronsandbecauseprotonspossessapositivechargethehydrogen
endsarepositive.Eversinceoppositesattract,whenthereis2ormorewatermolecules
theypairbythepolarityofoxygenbeingandhydrogenbeing+causingthemtoattract
(alsoknownasahydrogenbond).