A stream of water will bend toward a balloon that has been rubbed on a sweater to generate static charge. Which property of water is responsible for this behavior? CHOICES: A) the polarity of the water molecule

Bthe ability of water to form hydrogen bonds with itself
Cthe ability of water to form hydrogen bonds with other molecules
Dthe ability of water molecules to form a repeating lattice structure

A stream of water will bend towards a balloon that has been rubbed on a sweater to generate a static charge. The property of water that is responsible for this is the polarity of the water molecule. This will make the answer A..

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Answer : Option A) The polarity of the water molecule.

Explanation : When a balloon is rubbed on a sweater it gains a charge on its surface which generates a static charge on it. Now, when a stream of water is targeted on it, the stream of water bends towards the balloon which has static charge on it, as water has a dipole moment of 1.85. Dipole moment is created when there is a charge separation between the ends of the molecule.