The Correct Answer is Two.
Key Points
- The water molecule is composed of two hydrogen atoms, each linked by a single chemical bond to an oxygen atom.
- Most hydrogen atoms have a nucleus consisting solely of a proton.
- Water is a tasteless and odorless liquid at room temperature.
- It has the important ability to dissolve much other substance.
Additional Information
- Two isotopic forms, deuterium and tritium, in which the atomic nuclei also contain one and two neutrons, respectively, are found to a small degree in water.
- Deuterium oxide (D2O) is called heavy water
- It is used as a neutron moderator in some nuclear reactors.
