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Which of the following explains the VSEPR geometry of a water molecule?



O It is tetrahedral because there are four bonded pairs around oxygen.
O It is bent because there are four bonded pairs around oxygen.
O It is tetrahedral because there are two bonded pairs and two lone pairs around oxygen.
O It is bent because there are two bonded pairs and two lone pairs around oxygen.

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  • It is bent because there are two bonded pairs and two lone pairs around oxygen.

According to VSEPR theory, geometry of water molecule is bent.

  • Water is a simple molecule consisting of one oxygen atom bonded to two different hydrogen atoms.
  • The molecule adopts a bent structure because of the two lone pairs of electrons on the oxygen atom.
  • The total number of electron pairs in the valence shell of the oxygen atom is 2.
  • The resulting molecular shape is bent with an H-O-H angle of 104.5°.

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