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What is the primary reason for the shape of the water molecule?
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What is the primary reason for the shape of the water molecule?
Electronegativity
Lone pair repulsion
Bond length
Molecular weight
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What is the primary reason for the shape of the water molecule?
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Step 1: Understand that a water molecule is made of one oxygen atom and two hydrogen atoms.
Step 2: Know that the oxygen atom has two lone pairs of electrons that are not involved in bonding.
Step 3: Recognize that these lone pairs of electrons repel each other and also repel the hydrogen atoms.
Step 4: This repulsion causes the hydrogen atoms to be pushed closer together, creating a bent shape instead of a straight line.
Step 5: Conclude that the primary reason for the bent shape of the water molecule is the repulsion between the two lone pairs on the oxygen atom.
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