Question

Although O has four pairs of electrons but the shape of H2O is bent .Give reason​

Answer 1

Although O has four pairs of electrons but the shape of H₂O is bent due to the following reason:

• The lone pair of electrons on the oxygen atom repel each other according to the Valence Shell Electron Pair Repulsion (VSEPR) theory and thus causing a bent shape of the molecule.
• Oxygen is electronegative in nature and it leads to dipole moment in the molecule.
• The hybridization of water molecule is sp³ and shape is bent,