HELP BRAINLIES What best describes the bonding in a water molecule? (1 point)
a
An oxygen atom shares an electron pair with each H atom.
b
An oxygen atom shares a single electron with each H atom.
c
An oxygen atom receives an electron from each H atom.
d
An oxygen atom transfers an electron to each H atom.

l guess c is the answer

Explanation:

it is true because in oxygen does not share any atoms with hydrogen

h let me think

substituting a hydrogen atom with a halogen in a hydrocarbon:

- the single bond remains single. a is wrong.

- the bond with hydrogen is as strong as with a halogen. c is wrong

- a hydrocarbon is saturated if there is no double bond. we do not know that so d is wrong.

- carbon will always have four valence electrons. e is wrong.

by elimination, the correct answer is b. the boiling point of the new compound increases.