Question

Maximum number of hydrogen bonds formed by a water molecule are :

• A. $1$
• B. $2$
• C. $3$
• D. $4$

Answer 1

The correct option is D $4$

Ice, like all solids, has a well-defined structure; each water molecule is surrounded by four neighbouring $H_{2}O$. Two of these are hydrogen-bonded to the oxygen atom on the central $H_{2}O$ molecule, and each of the two hydrogen atoms is similarly bonded to another neighbouring $H_{2}O$.