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The Importance of Water

Question 10 • First Semester Biology

Which bonds are found inside a water molecule, between hydrogen and oxygen?

Answer
A
hydrogen bonds
B
electronegative bonds
C
proton bonds
D
covalent bonds

Explanation

Inside a water molecule, each hydrogen atom shares electrons with the oxygen atom. Bonds formed by sharing electrons are covalent bonds, so the correct choice is covalent bonds. Hydrogen bonds are attractions between separate molecules, not the bonds holding the atoms within one water molecule together.

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