A molecule of water in the middle of a chunk of ice will usually have ____ hydrogen bonds with other water molecules.

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In a chunk of ice, a water molecule typically forms four hydrogen bonds with other water molecules, creating a highly ordered, crystalline structure. This is due to the tetrahedral arrangement of the two hydrogen atoms and the two lone pairs of electrons on the oxygen atom, allowing each water molecule to hydrogen bond with four neighbors.

A Molecule of Water in the Middle of a Chunk