What is the approximate bond angle in a water (H₂O) molecule?
180°
120°
109.5°
104.5°
📝 Batafsil tushuntirish
Oxygen in water has two bonding pairs and two lone pairs. According to VSEPR theory, lone pair-lone pair repulsion reduces the ideal tetrahedral angle (109.5°) to approximately 104.5°.
