What is the maximum number of hydrogen bonds that a water molecule can make in the liquid state?
Correct Answer: 4
Solution and Explanation
In the liquid state, a water molecule can form hydrogen bonds with surrounding water molecules due to its polar nature and the presence of two hydrogen atoms and two lone pairs of electrons on the oxygen atom. Each water molecule can accept two hydrogen bonds through its lone pairs and donate two hydrogen bonds through its hydrogen atoms. Therefore, the maximum number of hydrogen bonds a single water molecule can form is 4.
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