Answer:
See explanation below
Explanation:
In both cases the central atoms, C in CHCl₃ and O in H₂O, are sp³ hybridized .
Since they are sp³ hybridized we predict an angle between the H-C-Cl and H-O-H of 109.5 º ( tetrahedral ), but two of the sp³ orbitals in water are occupied by lone pairs.
These lone pairs do excercise more repulsion ( need more room ) than the bonds oxygen is making with hydrogen.
As a consequence of this repulsion the angles H-O-H are less than the predicted 109.5º in tetrahedra. ( Actually is 104.5 º)
Supercritical mass results to an increase in the rate of fission. There is a chain reaction that will occur. Nuclear fission or explosion used in atomic bombs relies on supercritical mass. An atom splits into two, with each splitting into two pairs and so on, releasing energy in each step.