VSEPR 2

Chemistry Level 1

Predict the molecular geometry of water ( H X 2 O ) (\ce{ H2O})

Linear Bent Trigonal planar Trigonal pyramidal

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1 solution

Jordan Calmes
Mar 28, 2016

Water consists of a central oxygen atom with two bonded hydrogen atoms. There are two lone pairs of electrons on the oxygen atom for a total of 3 electron groups. The electron pair geometry of water is tetrahedral, but with the lone pairs and only two terminal atoms, the molecular geometry is bent, or v-shaped.

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