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ChemistryCHEMICAL BONDINGVSEPR, Bond Angle, Bond Length, Bond EnergyEasy2 minPYQ_2020
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The shape of water molecule, which should be tetrahedral has a bent or distorted tetrahedral shape with a bond angle104.5°.What could be the reason for this?

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Solution:

Due to presence of lone pairs, the repulsion is more which changes the bond angle to104.5°.

Stream:NTA_ABHYAS_NEETSubject:ChemistryTopic:CHEMICAL BONDINGSubtopic:VSEPR, Bond Angle, Bond Length, Bond Energy
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