Answer
(a) If the water were a linear molecule, the bond moments will point each other in the same direction and cancel each other, and there will be no net dipole moment. Water would be nonpolar.
(b) For a hydrogen bond to form, hydrogen should be bonded to a highly electronegative atom. So if water is linear or non-linear, hydrogen bonds will form with one another.
Work Step by Step
(a) If the water were a linear molecule, the bond moments will point each other in the same direction and cancel each other, and there will be no net dipole moment. Water would be nonpolar.
(b) For a hydrogen bond to form, hydrogen should be bonded to a highly electronegative atom. So if water is linear or non-linear, hydrogen bonds will form with one another.
