In a water molecule, the bond between hydrogen and oxygen is __________.

Question

  a polar covalent bond

 

  a hydrogen bond

 

  an ionic bond

 

  a non-polar covalent bond

 

Answer 1

The bond between H and O in water is polar covalent. It is polar because of the difference in electronegativity between H and O (O being more electronegative) and it is covalent because the electrons forming the bond are shared between the two atoms.