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Explain the polarity in H(2)O molecule....

Explain the polarity in `H_(2)O` molecule.

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Water molecule also consists of the dipoles. But water has a dipole moment of 1.85D. So water molecule is not linear. It has a bent shape.
The magnitudes of two dipoles (two O-H bonds) are equal but they are not acting in opposite directions. So dipole moments donot cancel each other.
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