T or F: Lone pairs around the oxygen atom of a water molecule play no role in determining its molecular geometry?

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Mama L [17]3 years ago

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They play a very important part. The geometry is not a straight line. It is an angle over 90 which means that the molecule has the same general shape as a boomerang. The two hydrogens and the 2 lone electron pairs try to get away as far as possible from each other. The actual shape results in a tetrahedron shape. But the two hydrogens and 1 oxygen actually look like the aforementioned boomerang.

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