Question

Why does water appear to have a charge?

Answer 1

Really pure water does NOT conduct electricity. But the water molecule is polar with charge concentrated around the oxygen atom

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Answer 2

Water appears to have a charge because it is a polar covalent bond which means the electronegativity difference  between the 2 atoms (hydrogen and oxygen) is bigger than 0.5. This makes hydrogen slightly positive and oxygen slightly negative.