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Question
each water molecule acts like a bar magnet. what part of the water molecule acts like the negative end of the magnet?
the oxygen side
the hydrogen side
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Brief Explanations
A water molecule ($H_2O$) is polar. Oxygen has a higher electronegativity than hydrogen, pulling shared electrons closer to itself, giving the oxygen side a partial negative charge, which corresponds to the negative end of a bar magnet.
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The oxygen side