A water molecule comprises an oxygen atom and two hydrogen atoms linked by polar covalent bonds, giving oxygen a partial negative charge and hydrogens partial positive charges.
A water molecule consists of one oxygen atom covalently bonded to two hydrogen atoms; the bond is polar due to oxygen's higher electronegativity, resulting in partial negative and positive charges on the oxygen and hydrogen atoms, respectively.
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