Water is not a linear molecule because of the location of oxygen's electron orbits. The bonding electrons are angled and this results in the shape of the molecule.
Bent, like water.
The molecular geometry of a water molecule (H₂O) is bent or angular, despite its electron geometry being tetrahedral. This discrepancy arises because the tetrahedral arrangement accounts for both the two hydrogen atoms and the two lone pairs of electrons on the oxygen atom. The lone pairs repel more strongly than the bonding pairs, causing the hydrogen atoms to be pushed closer together, resulting in the bent shape. Thus, while the electron geometry is tetrahedral, the molecular geometry is classified as bent.
The electron-group geometry of a water molecule (H₂O) is tetrahedral because it has four regions of electron density: two bonding pairs (O-H bonds) and two lone pairs of electrons on the oxygen atom. However, the presence of the two lone pairs causes repulsion that pushes the hydrogen atoms closer together, resulting in a bent molecular geometry. This deviation from the tetrahedral arrangement gives water its characteristic angle of approximately 104.5 degrees.
Oxygen has 6 electrons in its outer shell but attains 8 when it bonds with the two hydrogen atoms in a water molecule. This makes 4 pairs of two. Theelectron geometry is therefore a tetrahedral (4 apices). Because the two hydrogens are attached to two of these apices they form a V shape.
The type of hybridization that leads to a bent molecular geometry with a tetrahedral electron domain geometry is sp³ hybridization. In this case, there are four electron domains around the central atom, but if two of those domains are lone pairs, the resulting molecular shape is bent. An example of this is water (H₂O), where the oxygen atom is sp³ hybridized, leading to a bent shape due to the repulsion between the two lone pairs.
The electron geometry of a water molecule is tetrahedral even though the molecular geometry is _____. Bent
bent
H2O?
No. First of all, NH2- is an ion, not a molecule. Second, it has a bent geometry, similar to that of a water molecule.
Bent, like water.
Water is usually described as "bent". The angle between the oxygen-hydrogen bonds is about 105 degrees; the lone pairs "push" the hydrogens closer together than a perfect tetrahedral geometry (109.4 degrees).
Compounds like hydrogen sulfide (H2S), hydrogen selenide (H2Se), and hydrogen telluride (H2Te) are expected to have a similar geometry to water. These compounds exhibit a bent or angular molecular geometry due to the presence of lone pairs of electrons on the central atom, similar to water's bent molecular structure.
O3 is a non-linear molecule because it has a bent molecular geometry. This is due to the presence of lone pairs on the central oxygen atom, which repel the bonding pairs and cause them to push closer together, resulting in a bent shape.
Oxygen has 6 electrons in its outer shell but attains 8 when it bonds with the two hydrogen atoms in a water molecule. This makes 4 pairs of two. Theelectron geometry is therefore a tetrahedral (4 apices). Because the two hydrogens are attached to two of these apices they form a V shape.
Bent as h2s has two non-bonding pairs of electrons
The type of hybridization that leads to a bent molecular geometry with a tetrahedral electron domain geometry is sp³ hybridization. In this case, there are four electron domains around the central atom, but if two of those domains are lone pairs, the resulting molecular shape is bent. An example of this is water (H₂O), where the oxygen atom is sp³ hybridized, leading to a bent shape due to the repulsion between the two lone pairs.
Examples of non-linear molecules include water (H2O), carbon dioxide (CO2), and ammonia (NH3). These molecules have three or more atoms, resulting in a non-linear geometry due to the arrangement of atoms and lone pairs of electrons around the central atom.