A water molecule is
A) angular and nonpolar.
B) linear and polar.
C) linear and nonpolar.
D) angular and polar.

Name: A water molecule is A) angular and nonpolar. B) linear and polar. C) linear and nonpolar. D) angular and polar.
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Water molecules have a bent or angular shape due to the two lone pairs of electrons on the oxygen atom, and they are polar because of the difference in electronegativity between the oxygen and hydrogen atoms, creating a dipole moment.

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