Concept explainers
Interpretation:
The best description of water (H2O), needs to be identified.
Concept introduction:
A covalent bond is formed in a molecule due to sharing of electrons between the atoms.
Answer to Problem 8STP
The correct option is (A).
Explanation of Solution
The structural formula of water is:
It contains two bond pairs and two lone pairs and have bend shape. Here the valency of hydrogen is 1 and valency of oxygen is 2 and technically the shape should be linear but due to lone pair bond pair repulsion, the shape is bent.
So, the correct option is (A).
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