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Why is Li2O linear ?

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Answered by saniya3774
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lithium oxide
Water has oxygen as its cetral atom whose valence electrons is 6. ... Because of its presence it pushes the hydrogen atoms away due to repulsion and creates a tertrahedral geometry. Coming to lithium oxide, it is a ionic bond and we don't speak about shapes of the bonds in ionic bond

Fardeen98: but what's the reason behind linear shape of Li2O
Fardeen98: but what's the reason behind linear shape of Li2O
Fardeen98: but what's the reason behind linear shape of Li2O
Fardeen98: but what's the reason behind linear shape of Li2O
Fardeen98: but what's the reason behind linear shape of Li2O
saniya3774: Because of its presence it pushes the hydrogen atoms away due to repulsion and creates a tertrahedral geometry. Coming to lithium oxide, it is a ionic bond and we don't speak about shapesof the bonds in ionic bond
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