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The maximum number of hydrogen bonds in a water molecule is...........
Answer: C
A water molecule can form up to four hydrogen bonds.
It has two hydrogen atoms, each able to donate a bond, and two lone pairs on the oxygen, each able to accept one. This tetrahedral capacity is why ice has an open hexagonal lattice and is less dense than liquid water.
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