What is the chemical formula of water?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C. H2O, with two hydrogen atoms bonded to one oxygen atom
- Step 1: Water molecules contain two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom. Answer: H2O. Why not the others: HO2 reverses the numbers; H2O2 is hydrogen peroxide; OH is a hydroxide ion.
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