The Amazing Molecule!

Water, the very essence of life! How amazing this little molecule made from 2 Hydrogens and an Oxygen atom! By nature, hydrogen bonds are weak, so then why isn't water weak? Could it be the bonding ability of Hydrogen, or is it the greedy and selfish Oxygen that it is attracted to? H2O is a polar molecule. The oxygen atom carries the negative charge while the hydrogens have the positive charge. What makes H2O unique is hydrogen's ability to bond to 4 other H2O molecules...so if one atom is hanging onto 4 atoms and they are hanging onto 4 other atoms and so on and so on...then this wonderful little miracle is not so delicate anymore.

Another little side note on the water molecule, the hydrogen electrons (e-) don't float around the hydrogens like they should! They actually hang-out with the oxygen electons more-- appearently, O's have more fun!