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Oxygen attracts electrons more strongly than hydrogen does. What kind of
bond forms between the two hydrogen atoms and single oxygen atom that
form a water molecule?
A. A metallic bond
B. A polar bond
C. An ionic bond
D. A hydrogen bond
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Answer:

Polar Bond

Explanation:

Polar bonds are characeristic of unequal pulling of electrons. Oxygen attracts electrons more strongly than hydrogen in a water molecule so the bonds between have unequal pulling of electrons = polar bonds.

Just another note, bonds between different water molecules (H2O - H2O) are hydrogen bonds.