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English: The water (H2O) molecule has a bent structure due to the lone pair - bond pair interactions (VSEPR theory). The angle between the O-H bonds is 104.45 degrees. Oxygen being more electronegative than hydrogen , results in a bond dipole moment of 1.5D in both the O-H bonds. The bent structure of the molecule causes it to have a net dipole moment of 1.84D which is the vector summation of the individual bond dipoles.
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Molecular structure of water showing its dipole moment

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