What is the shape of a water molecule? - Socratic
2016年4月29日 · The arrangement of the electron pairs around the central oxygen is tetrahedral, with the non-bonding pairs taking up slightly more space than the bonding pairs, but since we …
water - Why is H₂O V shaped? - Chemistry Stack Exchange
2013年8月6日 · The oxygen atom fills its octet rule by forming two bonds. It shares 1 electron in a covalent bond with each hydrogen and has 4 remaining valence electrons. It is sp 3 3 …
A water molecule is bent. Why? - Chemistry Stack Exchange
2023年9月27日 · Why is the molecular structure of water bent? (5 answers) Closed last year. Consider the bent shape of HX2O H X 2 O with a bond angle of 104° 104 °. From my …
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2020年4月14日 · A Lewis structure does not make a statement about the geometry of a molecule. If you look at a 3D model of water where the lone pairs are shown according to sp3 …
Why is water a dipole? - Chemistry Stack Exchange
2012年9月7日 · Now let's take water. The central atom (Oxygen) has a valence configuration of $2s^22p^4$, that is, 6 electrons. In water, since we have two single bonds, we have one …
What is the VSEPR shape of the molecule H2O? - Socratic
2014年5月8日 · 1 Answer. Water has tetrahedral shape, or to be more precise, bent shape. On this picture you can see tetrahedral shapes of water, ammonia and methane. But it is better to …
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The shape of a molecule helps to determine its properties. For example, carbon dioxide is a linear molecule. This means that #CO_2# molecules are non-polar and will not be very soluble in …
What causes water molecules to have a bent shape according
2014年7月1日 · Ah, water. It is an oddity. The reason water has a bent shape is that the two lone pair of electrons are on the same side of the molecule. They really repel each other as they …
What is the molecular shape of a water molecule and why?
2023年8月11日 · The shape of a water molecule (H2O) is bent or angular, resembling a letter "V". This occurs due to the two lone pairs of electrons on the oxygen atom, causing …
The molecular geometry of water is tetrahedral, but its molecular …
2015年11月24日 · The bonding and non-bonding electron pairs arranged about oxygen in the water molecule assume the shape of a tetrahedron to a first approximation. About the O atom …