Respuesta :
The electron geometry of a water molecule is tetrahedral even though the molecular geometry is bent.
As water molecule hybridisation is sp³ that provides it a electron geometry tetrahedral but due to presence of 2 lone pairs and 2 bond pairs its molecular geometry is bent.
The hybridisation sp³ makes electron geometry of a water molecule tetrahedral but the presence of 2 lone pairs makes its molecular geometry bent
Answer:
the electron geometry of a water molecule is tetrahedral.
Explanation:
There are four pair of electrons on oxygen central atom, these electron pairs are arranged in tetrahedral manner and thus electron geometry is tetrahedral.
The hybridization is sp³ and thus there are four hybridized orbitals,
However there are two bonded electron pairs and two lone pair of electrons.
Thus the two hydrogen atoms are arranged in bent shape.
