Water is a _______ molecule.

Tetraatomic

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Monoatomic

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Triatomic

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Polyatomic

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Solution

The correct option is C
Triatomic

Atomicity is defined as the number of atoms present in a single molecule.

One molecule of water $(H_{2} O)$ contains two atoms of hydrogen and one atom of oxygen.

This means a water molecule contains three atoms in total.

Hence, the atomicity of water is three i.e. water is triatomic.

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