What causes water molecules to be attracted to each other?

A. Polar covalent bonds inside each water molecule

B. Hydrogen bonds inside each water molecule

C. Ionic bonds between water molecules

D. Nonpolar covalent bonds between water molecules

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What causes water molecules to be attracted to each other?

A. Polar covalent bonds inside each water molecule

B. Hydrogen bonds inside each water molecule

C. Ionic bonds between water molecules

D. Nonpolar covalent bonds between water molecules

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Karley Jimenez · Answer 1

This polarity makes water molecules attracted to each other. The oxygen-hydrogen bond in the alcohol molecule is also polar. But, the carbon hydrogen bonds in the rest of the alcohol molecule are nonpolar. In these bonds, the electrons are shared more or less evenly.

What causes water molecules to be attracted to each other?A. Polar covalent bonds inside each water moleculeB. Hydrogen bonds inside each water moleculeC. Ionic bonds between water moleculesD. Nonpolar covalent bonds between water molecules

What causes water molecules to be attracted to each other?

A. Polar covalent bonds inside each water molecule

B. Hydrogen bonds inside each water molecule

C. Ionic bonds between water molecules

D. Nonpolar covalent bonds between water molecules