Answer to Question #140329 in General Chemistry for person

Question

The bond between an oxygen atom and a hydrogen atom would be categorized as:



a hydrogen bond


a non-polar covalent bond


an ionic bond


a polar covalent bond

Answer 1

A covalent bond is the force of attraction that holds together two nonmetal atoms that share a pair of electrons. One electron is provided by each atom, and the pair of electrons is attracted to the positive nuclei of both atoms. The water molecule contains polar covalent bonds.

hence Answer is last option "polar covalent Bond "