H - O - H bond angle in H 2 O is 104.5° and not 109° 28' because of

Question

H - O - H bond angle in H 2 O is 104.5° and not 109° 28' because of (A) lone pair-lone pair repulsion (B) lone pair-bond pair repulsion (C) bond pair-bond pair repulsion (D) high electronegativity of oxygen

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The hybridisation of oxygen in water molecule is s p3. So, water molecule must be tetrahedral and have bond angle 109° 28. But due to the presence of two lone pair of electrons on oxygen atom (repulsion between lone pair-lone pair) the bond angle decreases about 104.5° and the geometry becomes distorted tertrahedral or V-shaped.

Q. H−O−H bond angle in H2​O is 104.5∘ and not 109∘28′ because of

lone pair-lone pair repulsion

lone pair-bond pair repulsion

bond pair-bond pair repulsion

high electronegativity of oxygen

Q. $H - O - H$ bond angle in $H_{2} O$ is $104. 5^{\circ}$ and not $10 9^{\circ} 2 8^{'}$ because of