Consider the water molecule with two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom. Since t

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Consider the water molecule with two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom. Since the oxygen atom has a higher electronegativity than the hydrogen atom, the side of the molecule with the oxygen atom has a partial negative charge.

The water moleule forms an angle, with H atoms at the tips (Q2) and the O atom at the vertex (Q1). Assume that the partial negative charge on the oxygen atom is Q1 = -0.960 x 10-19 C, the angle at the oxygen atom is &Theta = 103 degrees and the distance between the oxygen and the hydrogen atoms is d= 97.8 x 10-9 m. Calculate the magnitude of the net electrostatic force on the O atom. Use charges Q2 = 4.8 x 10^20 C

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