The reason water is polar is because
A. hydrophilic molecules interact with water.
B. in polar molecules atoms share electrons evenly.
C. there is a transfer of electrons from the hydrogen to the oxygen.
D. the electrons spend more time circling the oxygen atom than the hydrogens.
E. hydrophobic molecules do not interact with water.
Answer: D
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