Grade 10Physical Chemistry
The shape of H2
O molecule is:AlinearBtetrahedralCv-shapeDtrigonal planar
The shape of H2
O molecule is:
O molecule is:
A
linear
B
tetrahedral
C
v-shape
D
trigonal planar
1 Answer
Adarsh Pal
The hybridization of water is sp3. This means that its geometry must be tetrahedral. But let us not jump into a conclusion. Remember that water has 2 lone pairs on oxygen. Hence, according to VSEPR theory, the water molecule arrives at a bent or a V-shape due to the presence of lone pair-lone pair, lone pair-bond pair and bond pair-bond pair repulsions. So the answer is V-Shape.
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