Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

Are there hydrogen bonds between water molecules in the liquid phase?

  1. No, and if there were, the water would just be ice (a solid)

  2. Yes, and they are continually breaking and reforming

  3. Yes, but they rarely occur

  4. No, otherwise the water molecules would not be able to tumble over one another
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Liquid water does have hydrogen bonds, but they're dynamic and transient - constantly breaking and reforming as water molecules move. This allows fluidity (tumbling motion) while maintaining stronger intermolecular attraction than would exist without hydrogen bonding.

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