If water molecules surround a solute particle with their oxygen ends all pointing to the solute particle, what can you conclude about the charge of the solute particle? Is it positive, negative, or neutral, and how do you know?
Water molecules are polar, with partial positive charges on the hydrogens, a partial negative charge on the oxygen. So your solute would attract the opposite charge which is the Oxygen
Explanation:The unequal sharing of electrons gives the water molecule a slight negative charge near its oxygen atom and a slight positive charge near its hydrogen atoms. And if its oxygen facing it its positive and the oxygen is negative because positive attracts negative.
