Which of the Following Statements About Water Is Incorrect

question 40

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about water is incorrect?

• A)It is a small,polar molecule with a low dielectric constant.
• B)It has a marked dipole moment.
• C)It is largely hydrogen bonded,although any single H-bond exists only for a very short period of time (~10^-12 s ).
• D)Acid-base reactions are very fast due to the mobility of hydronium ions in water which is a consequence of the ability of individual protons to "jump" from one water molecule to another.
• E)It has a bent geometry with each O─H bond approximately 0.958 Å long and with an O─H bond energy of approximately 460 kJ/mol.

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