A model for H2O is shown in the chem3D window. H2O has bent geometry. This geometry is sometimes called angular or V-shaped geometry. ball & stick + labels Rotate the molecule until you have a feeling for its three-dimensional shape. How many atoms are bonded to the central atom? Consider the bond angle at the central atom. What is the approximate numerical value of this angle? v degrees. You could view this geometry as being derived from a trigonal planar molecule by removing one atom, or as being derived from a tetrahedral molec by removing two atoms. Which does the bond angle suggest? | For practice, type in the name of the geometry of the molecule:

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A model for H,O is shown in the chem3D window. H2O has bent geometry. This geometry is sometimes called angular or V-shaped geometry.
ball & stick
+| labels
-
Rotate the molecule until you have a feeling for its three-dimensional shape. How many atoms are bonded to the central atom?
Consider the bond angle at the central atom. What is the approximate numerical value of this angle?
degrees.
You could view this geometry as being derived from a trigonal planar molecule by removing one atom, or as being derived from a tetrahedral molecule
by removing two atoms. Which does the bond angle suggest?
For practice, type in the name of the geometry of the molecule:
Transcribed Image Text:A model for H,O is shown in the chem3D window. H2O has bent geometry. This geometry is sometimes called angular or V-shaped geometry. ball & stick +| labels - Rotate the molecule until you have a feeling for its three-dimensional shape. How many atoms are bonded to the central atom? Consider the bond angle at the central atom. What is the approximate numerical value of this angle? degrees. You could view this geometry as being derived from a trigonal planar molecule by removing one atom, or as being derived from a tetrahedral molecule by removing two atoms. Which does the bond angle suggest? For practice, type in the name of the geometry of the molecule:
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