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WATER MOLECULE SOLID - LIQUID - GAS
1 Oxygen Atom & 2 Hydrogen Atoms in Covalent Bond (Shared Electrons)
Polar Molecule - Hydrogen side (+) Polarity, Oxygen side (-) Polarity
Oxygen attracts Electrons more than Hydrogen - Asymmetrical Charge Distribution
SOLID
Slow Vibrating Molecules, attracted by
Opposite Polarities
Locked in Hexagonal
Crystal
LIQUID
Moderate Vibrating Molecules, too fast for Crystal lock, but still
Bound
Cohesive Bond - Electrons shared in
Hydrogen Bond
GAS
Fast Vibrating Molecules, don't
Bind, move freely
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Tom Whitney 256-6234
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