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Chemistry Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure VSEPR Theory Single Correct MCQ
Published on: August 13, 2026

The shape of water molecule which should be tetrahedral has a bent or distorted tetrahedral shape with a bond angle . What could be the reason for this?

A
lp-lp repulsion is more than lp-bp repulsion
B
lp-bp repulsion is more than lp-lp repulion.
C
lp-lp repulsion is equal to lp-bp repulsion.
D
Presence of lone pair does not affect the bond angle.

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A

Due to presence of lone pairs, the repulsion is more which changes the bond angle to

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