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What causes H2O to have a bent shape rather than a linear shape?
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According to the Elmhurst College Virtual Chembook: The oxygen has 6 valence electrons and thus needs 2 more electrons from 2 hydrogen atoms to complete its octet. This then leaves two lone electron pairs that are not bonded to any other atoms. The two hydrogen atoms and the two lone electron pairs are as far apart as possible at nearly 109obond angle. The 2 lone electron pairs exert a little extra repulsion on the two bonding hydrogen atoms to create a slight compression to a 104obond angle.
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How do you find if a molecule has a linear shape?
No, many linear molecules are nonpolar. A polar substance often has a bent or otherwise asymmetrical structure.
Why do water molecules have bent shape and carbon dioxide molecules have a linear shape?
In a water molecule, there are two lone pairs of electrons connected to the oxygen. The lone pairs push the hydrogen atoms, creating a bent shape. In CO2, however, there are two double bonds and no lone electrons on the central atom, hence the molecule has a linear shape.
Is cl2 linear or bent?
It is linear.
The shape of molecules that contain only two atoms is?
The correct answer is: Bent.
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