Chemistry, asked by DepressoEspresso, 1 year ago

Why does one Oxygen atom bond with two Hydrogen atoms to form water? Why don't they bond in a different ratio?

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Answered by djkng0
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Because the electronic configuration of Oxygen is (2,6)

Thus it requires only 2 atoms to complete it's octet

Thus 2 atoms of Hydrogen is needed

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