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Why if CO2 and H2O both have 2 atoms around the central atom are they not the same shape?
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∙ 13y ago
Because H2O has electron pairs on the O atom which repel the H atoms more and change it's shape.
Their electromagnetic repulsion is stronger than a lone electron and they push the H atoms away
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∙ 13y ago
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