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Due to the polarity of water, neighboring water molecules will be attracted to each other.  The interaction between two water molecules is due to the presence of which type of bond?*1 pointhydrogen bondintramolecular bondionic bondcovalent bond

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Due to the polarity of water, neighboring water molecules will be attracted to each other.  The interaction between two water molecules is due to the presence of which type of bond?*1 pointhydrogen bondintramolecular bondionic bondcovalent bond

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The interaction between two water molecules is due to the presence of a hydrogen bond.

Here's why:

  1. Water is a polar molecule, meaning it has a positive charge on one side and a negative charge on the other. This is because oxygen is more electronegative than hydrogen, so the shared electrons spend more time closer to the oxygen atom, creating a partial negative charge. The hydrogen atoms, in turn, have a partial positive charge.

  2. This polarity allows water molecules to be attracted to each other. The positive hydrogen end of one water molecule is attracted to the negative oxygen end of another water molecule.

  3. This attraction between a hydrogen atom on one water molecule and the oxygen atom on another is known as a hydrogen bond.

So, the correct answer is hydrogen bond.

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