📝 Multiple Choice Question
General-science
The bond angle in a water molecule is approximately 104.5 degrees instead of 109.5 degrees due to:
A
lone pair-lone pair repulsion
B
bond pair-bond pair repulsion
C
high electronegativity of oxygen
D
hydrogen bonding
Explanation
According to VSEPR theory, lone pair-lone pair repulsion is stronger than bond pair repulsion, compressing the H-O-H angle.
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